| Abstract: | A modification process of some commercial brominated epoxy resins by reacting them with phosphoric or poly(phosphoric acid) is described. The influence of the reactants ratio on the thermal stability of the modified resins was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The resin obtained from complete esterification of phosphoric acid showed the highest thermal stability. In addition, the resins prepared by reacting phosphoric acid with brominated epoxy resins of different molecular weight were thermally characterized by DSC and TGA. Most of the modified resins were thermally more stable than the corresponding unmodified resins. The chemical reactions that possibly take place during the process are discussed. Furthermore, the structure of the modified resins was investigated by Fourier-transform-infrared (FT–IR) spectroscopy. |
