Lignin-Modified Epoxy Resin With Good Mechanical and Shape Memory Performance Fabricated by Synergistic Dispersion and Crosslinking With Polyetheramine
Hongjun Xu
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Microbes and Insects Control Institute of bio-Based Materials, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Formal analysis (lead), Investigation (lead), Methodology (lead), Writing - original draft (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorJianqiang Pan
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Microbes and Insects Control Institute of bio-Based Materials, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Contribution: Formal analysis (equal), Investigation (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorChangbiao Chen
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Microbes and Insects Control Institute of bio-Based Materials, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Contribution: Investigation (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorSongmei Zhao
Institute of New Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing, People's Republic of China
Contribution: Investigation (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorJiahao Xiao
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Microbes and Insects Control Institute of bio-Based Materials, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Contribution: Formal analysis (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorHui Wang
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Microbes and Insects Control Institute of bio-Based Materials, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Contribution: Formal analysis (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorXinxing Wu
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Microbes and Insects Control Institute of bio-Based Materials, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Contribution: Investigation (equal), Supervision (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorShuaibo Han
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Microbes and Insects Control Institute of bio-Based Materials, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Contribution: Methodology (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Yan Zhang
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Microbes and Insects Control Institute of bio-Based Materials, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Correspondence:
Yan Zhang ([email protected])
Fangli Sun ([email protected])
Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Formal analysis (lead), Project administration (lead), Supervision (lead), Writing - review & editing (lead)
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Fangli Sun
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Microbes and Insects Control Institute of bio-Based Materials, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Correspondence:
Yan Zhang ([email protected])
Fangli Sun ([email protected])
Contribution: Formal analysis (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorHongjun Xu
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Microbes and Insects Control Institute of bio-Based Materials, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Formal analysis (lead), Investigation (lead), Methodology (lead), Writing - original draft (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorJianqiang Pan
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Microbes and Insects Control Institute of bio-Based Materials, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Contribution: Formal analysis (equal), Investigation (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorChangbiao Chen
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Microbes and Insects Control Institute of bio-Based Materials, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Contribution: Investigation (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorSongmei Zhao
Institute of New Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing, People's Republic of China
Contribution: Investigation (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorJiahao Xiao
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Microbes and Insects Control Institute of bio-Based Materials, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Contribution: Formal analysis (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorHui Wang
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Microbes and Insects Control Institute of bio-Based Materials, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Contribution: Formal analysis (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorXinxing Wu
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Microbes and Insects Control Institute of bio-Based Materials, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Contribution: Investigation (equal), Supervision (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorShuaibo Han
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Microbes and Insects Control Institute of bio-Based Materials, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Contribution: Methodology (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Yan Zhang
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Microbes and Insects Control Institute of bio-Based Materials, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Correspondence:
Yan Zhang ([email protected])
Fangli Sun ([email protected])
Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Formal analysis (lead), Project administration (lead), Supervision (lead), Writing - review & editing (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Fangli Sun
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Microbes and Insects Control Institute of bio-Based Materials, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
Correspondence:
Yan Zhang ([email protected])
Fangli Sun ([email protected])
Contribution: Formal analysis (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorFunding: This work was supported by the Key Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (No. LZ22C160004), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 32071853 and No. 22103092), and the Financial Program of Beijing Academy of Science and Technology (BJAST) (No. 24CB011-02).
ABSTRACT
To improve the reactivity and compatibility of lignin, it was first functionalized via the method of epoxidation. The epoxidized lignin (LEP) modified epoxy resin with good mechanical and shape memory performance was fabricated ingeniously by introducing the LEP into the epoxy resin homogeneously with the aid of synergistic dispersion and crosslinking of polyetheramine without using organic solvents. The effect of LEP addition on the curing reaction, thermal, mechanical, and shape memory performance of epoxy resin were intensively evaluated. The epoxy-diamine curing reaction was promoted by the LEP incorporation, and the thermal stability and mechanical performance of epoxy resin were improved. The tensile strength and modulus of the LEP-modified epoxy were increased by 14.3% and 32.5%, respectively. Such reinforcing effect of LEP on the thermal and mechanical performance was contributed to the rigid LEP chains which were chemically crosslinked into the network of epoxy resin uniformly. Also, the rigid LEP component in the cured epoxy resin inhibited the movement of chain segments, which could enhance the mechanical stability and slow down the rapid shape recovery rate of the epoxy resin network to some extent.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Open Research
Data Availability Statement
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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