Recyclable and reformable epoxy resins based on dynamic covalent bonds – Present, past, and future

Epoxy resins, as a typical class of thermosetting polymers, have widespread industrial applications such as adhesives, coatings, electronic encapsulants, and polymer matrices for advanced composites, owing to their excellent mechanical performance, adhesive capacity, dimensional stability, heat, and...

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Published inPolymer testing Vol. 105; p. 107420
Main Authors Memon, Hafeezullah, Wei, Yi, Zhu, Chengyan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2022
Elsevier
Subjects
Dynamic bond
Epoxy
Recycling
Vitrimers
Dynamic bond
Recycling
Epoxy
Vitrimers
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Summary:Epoxy resins, as a typical class of thermosetting polymers, have widespread industrial applications such as adhesives, coatings, electronic encapsulants, and polymer matrices for advanced composites, owing to their excellent mechanical performance, adhesive capacity, dimensional stability, heat, and chemical resistance. However, conventional epoxy resins cannot be reprocessed, repaired, or recycled due to their permanent crosslinked structures, making it a long-standing challenge to process and recycle the ever-increasing epoxy and epoxy-based composite similar to thermoplastics. Therefore, both economic and environmental factors are driving the development of reformable and recyclable epoxy resins. In this paper, various such epoxy vitrimers containing dynamic covalent bonds are reviewed. Future potentials of these epoxy vitrimers are also discussed. •Summarizes recent development in the field of recyclable epoxy based on dynamic covalent bonds.•Suggests potential research subjects as well as potential future application.•Provides a critical discussion on the progress of recyclable and reformable epoxy.
ISSN:0142-9418
1873-2348
DOI:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2021.107420