Exploring chemical, mechanical, and electrical functionalities of binders for advanced energy-storage devices

H Chen, M Ling, L Hencz, HY Ling, G Li, Z Lin… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Tremendous efforts have been devoted to the development of electrode materials,
electrolytes, and separators of energy-storage devices to address the fundamental needs of …

Molecular firefighting—how modern phosphorus chemistry can help solve the challenge of flame retardancy

MM Velencoso, A Battig, JC Markwart… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The ubiquity of polymeric materials in daily life comes with an increased fire risk, and
sustained research into efficient flame retardants is key to ensuring the safety of the …

A review of recent research on bio-based epoxy systems for engineering applications and potentialities in the aviation sector

E Ramon, C Sguazzo, PMGP Moreira - Aerospace, 2018 - mdpi.com
Epoxy resins are one of the most widely used thermosets in different engineering fields, due
to their chemical resistance and thermo-mechanical properties. Recently, bio-based …

Flame-retarding epoxy resin with an efficient P/N/S-containing flame retardant: Preparation, thermal stability, and flame retardance

P Wang, L Xia, R Jian, Y Ai, X Zheng, G Chen… - Polymer Degradation …, 2018 - Elsevier
To further study the effect of the phosphorus, sulfur, and nitrogen-containing flame retardant
on epoxy resin, a DOPO-based phenol derivative 4-[(benzothiazolyl 2-amino)(6-oxido-6H …

Short-lasting fire in partially and completely cured epoxy coatings containing expandable graphite and halloysite nanotube additives

H Vahabi, M Jouyandeh, M Cochez, R Khalili… - Progress in Organic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Epoxy coatings containing halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) and expandable graphite (EG) are
prepared and cured by the aid of an amine hardener varying the curing time and filler …

Potential lignin-derived alternatives to bisphenol A in diamine-hardened epoxy resins

KH Nicastro, CJ Kloxin, TH Epps III - ACS Sustainable Chemistry …, 2018 - ACS Publications
This work details the synthesis and characterization of potentially lignin-derived
bisguaiacols as alternatives to petroleum-derived bisphenol A (BPA) in diamine-cured …

Hyperbranched poly (ethyleneimine) physically attached to silica nanoparticles to facilitate curing of epoxy nanocomposite coatings

S Ghiyasi, MG Sari, M Shabanian, M Hajibeygi… - Progress in Organic …, 2018 - Elsevier
There was a hope that highly reactive nanoparticles would strongly facilitate crosslinking in
epoxy-amine systems. In this work, silica (SiO 2) nanoparticles are physically modified with …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of alumina nanoparticles on dynamic impact responses of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy matrix nanocomposites

HB Kaybal, H Ulus, O Demir, ÖS Şahin… - Engineering Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The influence of alumina (Al 2 O 3) nanoparticles addition upon low-velocity impact
behaviors of carbon fiber (CF) reinforced laminated epoxy nanocomposites have been …

High thermal conductivity of bulk epoxy resin by bottom-up parallel-linking and strain: A molecular dynamics study

S Li, X Yu, H Bao, N Yang - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2018 - ACS Publications
The ultralow thermal conductivity (∼ 0.3 W m–1 K–1) of amorphous epoxy resins
significantly limits their applications in electronics. Conventional top-down methods, eg …

Design, preparation, and characterization of fast cure epoxy/amine‐functionalized graphene oxide nanocomposites

M Nonahal, MR Saeb, S Hassan Jafari… - Polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Fast cure epoxy/amine‐functionalized graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposites were
designed, prepared, and characterized in this work. The GO nanosheets were functionalized …