Biodegradable epoxy resin from vanillin with excellent flame-retardant and outstanding mechanical properties

• Published in: Polymer degradation and stability Vol. 201; p. 109989
• Main Authors: Ma, Jinpeng, Li, Guanxi, Hua, Xueni, Liu, Ning, Liu, Zhe, Zhang, Fan, Yu, Liangliang, Chen, Xue, Shang, Lei, Ao, Yuhui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2022
• Subjects: Bio-based epoxy resin; biodegradability; bisphenol A; crosslinking; degradation; epoxidation reactions; epoxides; flame retardants; Flame-retardant material; heat; Mechanical properties; oxygen; polymers; Schiff; schiff bases; smoke; vanillin; Mechanical properties; Flame-retardant material; Bio-based epoxy resin; Schiff

•A bio-based aromatic thermoset epoxy resin(MVE) was synthesized from Schiff base compound.•Schiff base and melamine structure promote carbonization and reduce fire hazard of thermoset epoxy resin.•The new epoxy thermoset exhibits superior mechanical properties and advantageous degradability.•This p...