Hydrogen Bonding-Mediated Microphase Separation during the Formation of Mesoporous Novolac-Type Phenolic Resin Templated by the Triblock Copolymer, PEO- b -PPO- b -PEO

After blending the triblock copolymer, poly(ethylene oxide- -propylene oxide- -ethylene oxide) (PEO- -PPO- -PEO) with novolac-type phenolic resin, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy revealed that the ether groups of the PEO block were stronger hydrogen bond acceptors for the OH groups of phenol...

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Published inMaterials Vol. 6; no. 11; pp. 5077 - 5093
Main Authors Chu, Wei-Cheng, Chiang, Shih-Fan, Li, Jheng-Guang, Kuo, Shiao-Wei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 07.11.2013
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Summary:After blending the triblock copolymer, poly(ethylene oxide- -propylene oxide- -ethylene oxide) (PEO- -PPO- -PEO) with novolac-type phenolic resin, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy revealed that the ether groups of the PEO block were stronger hydrogen bond acceptors for the OH groups of phenolic resin than were the ether groups of the PPO block. Thermal curing with hexamethylenetetramine as the curing agent resulted in the triblock copolymer being incorporated into the phenolic resin, forming a nanostructure through a mechanism involving reaction-induced microphase separation. Mild pyrolysis conditions led to the removal of the PEO- -PPO- -PEO triblock copolymer and formation of mesoporous phenolic resin. This approach provided a variety of composition-dependent nanostructures, including disordered wormlike, body-centered-cubic spherical and disorder micelles. The regular mesoporous novolac-type phenolic resin was formed only at a phenolic content of 40-60 wt %, the result of an intriguing balance of hydrogen bonding interactions among the phenolic resin and the PEO and PPO segments of the triblock copolymer.
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ISSN:1996-1944
1996-1944
DOI:10.3390/ma6115077