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Xiaodan Li1, Xiaoyong Luo, Yi Gu
1Key Laboratory of Catalysis Science and Technology of Chongqing Education Commission, College of Environment and Biological Engineering, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, 400067, P. R. China.
Abstract:
A novel cardanol-based benzoxazine (C-BOZ)/bisphenol A dicyanate ester (BADCy) blend with sea-island phase structures was successfully prepared via reaction-induced phase separation. The introduction of a long-chain alkyl group on the benzene ring significantly enhanced the thermodynamic differences between C-BOZ and BADCy. With the increase of the BADCy content, the Flory-Huggins interaction parameter (χ) of the blend decreased. By adjusting the ratio of the two components, sea-island phase separations were observed in C-BOZ/BADCy blends during the curing process. The dispersed phase was a C-BOZ rich phase, while the matrix was the crosslinked network composed of triazine rings and ring-opened C-BOZ. On the DMA curves of 9/1, 8/2 and 7/3 cured blends, there were two distinct Tgs. But with the increase of the BADCy content, the extent of phase separation was reduced. When the ratio reached 5/5, there was only one Tg because the viscosity of the blend was too high for phase separation to occur.
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