Basic Science Sector

Citation:

Saad, G. R., and A. S. F. Eldin, "Isothermal Cure Kinetics of Uncatalyzed and Catalyzed Diglycidyl Ether of Bisphenol-A/Carboxylated Polyester Hybrid Powder Coating", J Therm Anal Calorim, 2011.

Abstract:

The thermal cure behavior of diglycidyl ether bisphenol-A/carboxylated polyester hybrid powder coating system (DGEBA/CPE) in absence and presence of catalyst was monitored using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Curing temperatures were between 160 and 200oC. The experimental results showed an autocatalytic behavior of the reaction, which could be described by the model proposed by Kamal. This model includes two rate constants k1 and k2 and two reaction orders m and n.

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