New polymeric polyol for thermoset coatings: Superacid-catalyzed copolymerization of water and epoxy resins |
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Authors: | Frederick H Walker John B Dickenson Charles R Hegedus Frank R Pepe and Renee Keller |
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Affiliation: | (1) Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., USA |
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Abstract: | Though free-radical emulsion polymerization has been studied extensively, published reports of cationic (i.e., acid-catalyzed)
polymerizations of emulsified monomers are rare. It was recently discovered that treatment of an emulsion of liquid epoxy
resin with select superacid catalysts yields a polymeric polyol. Catalysis with one percent perchloric acid at room temperature
yields a product with a number average molecular weight of 1650, and a polydispersity of 5.0 as measured by GPC. The polyol’s
structure differs from that of conventional high molecular weight epoxy resins prepared by the advancement process in several
ways, including the incorporation of two glycidyl units in the repeat unit. In essence, the product is a copolymer of the
epoxy resin and water, in which water is incorporated in the repeat unit structure by reaction with two epoxide groups. A
similar product can be prepared by solution polymerization, where the molecular weight is controlled by the ratio of water
to epoxy resin. The product was shown to have lower levels of residual bisphenol-A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) and bisphenol-A
than conventional advanced epoxy resins. Polyols prepared by these new processes were crosslinked with melamine-formaldehyde
resins in waterborne coating formulations which were free of added cosolvent, as well as solventborne coating formulations.
The coatings developed excellent solvent resistance at lower bake temperatures than traditional epoxy resins.
Presented at the 79th FSCT Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA, Nov. 5–7, 2001.
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