Volume 89, Issue 2 pp. 497-504

Kinetic of epoxy resin formation by high-performance liquid chromatography

M. S. Dopico García

M. S. Dopico García

Departamento de Química Analítica, Escuela Universitaria Politécnica, Universidade da Coruña, Avda. 19 de Febrero s/n. 15405, Ferrol, Spain

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M. V. González Rodríguez

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M. V. González Rodríguez

Departamento de Química Analítica, Escuela Universitaria Politécnica, Universidade da Coruña, Avda. 19 de Febrero s/n. 15405, Ferrol, Spain

Departamento de Química Analítica, Escuela Universitaria Politécnica, Universidade da Coruña, Avda. 19 de Febrero s/n. 15405, Ferrol, Spain===Search for more papers by this author
F. J. Díez Redondo

F. J. Díez Redondo

Departamento de Física, Escuela Universitaria Politécnica, Universidade da Coruña, Avda. 19 de Febrero s/n. 15405, Ferrol, Spain

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J. López Lago

J. López Lago

Departamento de Física, Escuela Universitaria Politécnica, Universidade da Coruña, Avda. 19 de Febrero s/n. 15405, Ferrol, Spain

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L. Barral Losada

L. Barral Losada

Departamento de Física, Escuela Universitaria Politécnica, Universidade da Coruña, Avda. 19 de Febrero s/n. 15405, Ferrol, Spain

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First published: 24 April 2003
Citations: 2

Abstract

This article is focused on the following of the cure of an epoxy resin by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and the comparison of the data obtained with those obtained by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) techniques usually employed for characterize curing processes. A reversed-phase HPLC method with UV detection is developed to study the kinetic of the curing reaction of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) with 1,3-cyclohexanebismethylamine (1,3-BAC) at 60, 70, and 80°C, before and after gelation. The limits of quantification obtained permit the application of the proposed method until the last steps of the formation kinetic. HPLC and DSC analysis show a good correlation. The gel conversions obtained by HPLC and DMA agree well. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 89: 497–504, 2003

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