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¹Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Liège B6a, Allée du 6 août 3, B-4000 Liège, Belgium.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Polymer Chemistry
Physical Chemistry

Background:

Resorcinol-formaldehyde (RF) gels are widely studied materials.
Understanding the formation mechanisms of RF gels is crucial for controlling their properties.
Existing models often focus on specific formation pathways like colloid aggregation.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the formation of resorcinol-formaldehyde (RF) gels using time-resolved small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS).
To generalize an existing morphological model for analyzing RF gel formation.
To differentiate between colloid aggregation and microphase separation as gel formation mechanisms.

Main Methods:

Time-resolved small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) was employed to monitor RF gel formation in situ.
A morphological model based on Gaussian random fields was generalized to analyze SAXS data.
Two distinct generalizations were applied, one for colloid aggregation and one for microphase separation.

Main Results:

SAXS data could not distinguish between gel formation via aggregation or microphase separation.
Both aggregation and microphase separation mechanisms produced similar morphologies at the probed length scales.
Physical arguments suggest these mechanisms are idealizations of a single complex process.

Conclusions:

Colloid aggregation and microphase separation are difficult to distinguish using SAXS for RF gel formation.
The observed morphologies are consistent with both proposed mechanisms.
RF gel formation likely involves a complex interplay of processes, with aggregation and microphase separation representing limiting cases.