Reinforcement of epoxy polymers with hydride-silylated fumed silica
Fumed silica (FS) is widely used in numerous fields of application, the plastics industry being one of the most significance, where FS has proved to be successful as an efficient thickening, thixotropic, and anti-settling agent, as well as reinforcing filler. Chemical modification of silica surface...
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Fumed silica (FS) is widely used in numerous fields of application, the plastics industry being one of the most significance, where FS has proved to be successful as an efficient thickening, thixotropic, and anti-settling agent, as well as reinforcing filler. Chemical modification of silica surface enlarges its functional capabilities. In particular, silica with grafted silicon hydride groups was found to be active in the processes of hydrosilylation of alkene and alkyne bonds in monomers during their polymerization, resulting in the formation of reinforced polymeric composites. Recently, specific epoxy resins have gained significance, and FS was found to be useful, particularly as rheological additive. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of hydride-silylated FS (HFS) as a potentially active reinforcing component for epoxy-based polymers. The activation energy for hydrosilylation of olefins is higher than that for ring-opening polymerization of epoxides, therefore, one may expect the latter process with participation of ?SiH groups to proceed more readily.
HFS was obtained via FS treatment with triethoxysilane. The presence of grafted silicon hydride groups was confirmed by means of IR spectroscopy, and their concentration measured by titrimetric and spectrophotometric analysis was found to be about 0.4 mmol/g. FS-epoxy and HFS-epoxy composites were prepared by the corresponding filler introduction (2 wt. % loading) into the mixture of epoxy monomer and amine hardener. The resulted materials after curing were subject to compression, bending, and adhesion tests.
Compression tests revealed that filling with FS and HFS reduced the compressive strength by 10%, however, HFS-epoxy composite was found to possess an increased by 20 % Young’s modulus for compression as compared to that for the unfilled epoxy polymer. Upon this, 2 wt. % loading with silicas keeps the ductility of the polymer. Also, silica-containing epoxy polymers showed an improved bending strength and bending modulus, the former being two times higher for HFS-epoxy composite than that for the unfilled polymer. The adhesion to steel was found to increase by more than 2 times upon filling with silicas, HFS-epoxy composite being also superior as compared to the FS-epoxy one. Thus, preliminary results indicate that fumed silica with grafted silicon hydride groups shows promise as active reinforcing filler for epoxy polymers.
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| spelling | doaj-art-81d7d77c8b7d4e7eae3dde6cac475ee42025-08-20T02:47:03ZengChuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of NAS of UkraineХімія, фізика та технологія поверхні2079-17042518-12382020-11-0111410.15407/hftp11.04.484Reinforcement of epoxy polymers with hydride-silylated fumed silicaP. O. Kuzema0D. L. Starokadomsky1O. O. Tkachenko2V. A. Tertykh3Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of UkraineChuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of UkraineChuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of UkraineChuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Fumed silica (FS) is widely used in numerous fields of application, the plastics industry being one of the most significance, where FS has proved to be successful as an efficient thickening, thixotropic, and anti-settling agent, as well as reinforcing filler. Chemical modification of silica surface enlarges its functional capabilities. In particular, silica with grafted silicon hydride groups was found to be active in the processes of hydrosilylation of alkene and alkyne bonds in monomers during their polymerization, resulting in the formation of reinforced polymeric composites. Recently, specific epoxy resins have gained significance, and FS was found to be useful, particularly as rheological additive. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of hydride-silylated FS (HFS) as a potentially active reinforcing component for epoxy-based polymers. The activation energy for hydrosilylation of olefins is higher than that for ring-opening polymerization of epoxides, therefore, one may expect the latter process with participation of ?SiH groups to proceed more readily. HFS was obtained via FS treatment with triethoxysilane. The presence of grafted silicon hydride groups was confirmed by means of IR spectroscopy, and their concentration measured by titrimetric and spectrophotometric analysis was found to be about 0.4 mmol/g. FS-epoxy and HFS-epoxy composites were prepared by the corresponding filler introduction (2 wt. % loading) into the mixture of epoxy monomer and amine hardener. The resulted materials after curing were subject to compression, bending, and adhesion tests. Compression tests revealed that filling with FS and HFS reduced the compressive strength by 10%, however, HFS-epoxy composite was found to possess an increased by 20 % Young’s modulus for compression as compared to that for the unfilled epoxy polymer. Upon this, 2 wt. % loading with silicas keeps the ductility of the polymer. Also, silica-containing epoxy polymers showed an improved bending strength and bending modulus, the former being two times higher for HFS-epoxy composite than that for the unfilled polymer. The adhesion to steel was found to increase by more than 2 times upon filling with silicas, HFS-epoxy composite being also superior as compared to the FS-epoxy one. Thus, preliminary results indicate that fumed silica with grafted silicon hydride groups shows promise as active reinforcing filler for epoxy polymers. https://cpts.com.ua/index.php/cpts/article/view/566silicasilicon hydride groupsepoxy polymersreinforcement |
| spellingShingle | P. O. Kuzema D. L. Starokadomsky O. O. Tkachenko V. A. Tertykh Reinforcement of epoxy polymers with hydride-silylated fumed silica Хімія, фізика та технологія поверхні silica silicon hydride groups epoxy polymers reinforcement |
| title | Reinforcement of epoxy polymers with hydride-silylated fumed silica |
| title_full | Reinforcement of epoxy polymers with hydride-silylated fumed silica |
| title_fullStr | Reinforcement of epoxy polymers with hydride-silylated fumed silica |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reinforcement of epoxy polymers with hydride-silylated fumed silica |
| title_short | Reinforcement of epoxy polymers with hydride-silylated fumed silica |
| title_sort | reinforcement of epoxy polymers with hydride silylated fumed silica |
| topic | silica silicon hydride groups epoxy polymers reinforcement |
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