Tannic acid-based prepolymer systems for enhanced intumescence in epoxy thermosets

Author:

Korey Matthew1ORCID,Johnson Alexander1,Webb William2,Dietenberger Mark3,Youngblood Jeffrey1ORCID,Howarter John1

Affiliation:

1. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

2. Career Academy, San Diego, CA, USA

3. Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI, USA

Abstract

Tannic acid (TA) is a bio-based high-molecular-weight organic molecule. Although biologically sourced, TA is a pollutant in industrial wastewater streams, and there is desire to find applications in which to downcycle this molecule. Many flame retardants (FRs) used in epoxy are synthesized from petroleum-based monomers. Various bio-based modifiers have been developed, but increasing the flame retardancy of the system without trade-offs with other properties has proved challenging. In this work, TA is incorporated into the thermoset. The molecular behavior of the system was dependent on the TA loading, with low concentrations causing the molecule to be surface-functionalized, while at higher concentrations the molecule was cross-linked into the network. The material was further characterized for its cross-link density, thermal stability, mechanical and thermomechanical properties and FR ability. In this work, TA was found to work well as an intumescent agent but did not reduce the heat release rate. The results of this study suggest that the external (hydrophilic surface-phenol groups) and internal (d-glucose and attached phenyl groups) structural regions of the TA molecule impact the FR ability of the molecule in epoxy separately. Maintaining the structural integrity of both regions is critical to the synergistic FR behavior of the molecule.

Publisher

Thomas Telford Ltd.

Subject

Materials Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,Pollution

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