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Thermal degradation kinetics of epoxy resin modified with elastomeric nanoparticles

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Ultra-fine full-vulcanized acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (UFNBRP) or elastomeric nanoparticles has emerged as a new type of toughness modifier in polymer-based systems. In the present research, the thermal stability and thermal degradation kinetics of prepared epoxy nanocomposites were assessed through thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and derivative thermogravimetric (DTG) at various heating rates of 10, 15, and 20 °C/min. Epoxy nanocomposites were prepared via the incorporation of elastomeric nanoparticles with a content of 0.5, 1, and 1.5 wt.%. The results showed that by adding elastomeric nanoparticles to epoxy resin, the maximum thermal degradation temperature increased. Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose (KAS), Kimpark, Starink, Ozawa, and Coates-Redfern models were used to investigate the thermal degradation kinetic. The presence of 0.5 wt.% elastomeric nanoparticles to epoxy resin increased the activation energy (Ea) of pure epoxy resin and enhanced the nanocomposites’ thermal stability. According to the master curves, the results showed that the epoxy resin had a similar kinetic mechanism to 0.5 and 1 wt.% nanocomposites.

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    Mohammad Hossein Karami, Mohammadreza Kalaee, Ramin Khajavi & Davood Zaarei

  2. Nanotechnology Research Centre, Tehran South Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 19585-466, Tehran, Iran

    Mohammad Hossein Karami & Mohammadreza Kalaee

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Karami, M.H., Kalaee, M., Khajavi, R. et al. Thermal degradation kinetics of epoxy resin modified with elastomeric nanoparticles. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater 5, 390–401 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-022-00419-0

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