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Wang, Z. T.; Zhang, J. M.; Qiu, Y. H.; Cui, Z. B.; Chen, S. Q.; He, Q. C.; Zhao, Y. Q.; Tan, Y. F.; Feng, Q. Reaction mechanism and viscoelasticity of succinic acid based epoxy vitrimer. Polym. Bull. (in Chinese), 2025, 38(3), 480–486. DOI: 10.14028/j.cnki.1003-3726.2025.24.328.
Reaction Mechanism and Viscoelasticity of Succinic Acid Based Epoxy Vitrimer
Succinic acid is a renewable chemical obtained through biological fermentation and can serve as a bio-material for epoxy resin preparation. The obtained epoxy vitrimer combines the properties of renewable
high-performance
and reprocessable together. In this study
we synthesized a bio-based epoxy vitrimer using succinic acid and utilized infrared spectroscopy and a rotary rheometer to investigate the gelation and curing process during the polymerization procedure from monomer to polymer
monitoring molecular structure translation and viscoelastic change. Furthermore
we studied the thermal stability
viscoelasticity
and mechanical properties of the vitrimers to provide a theoretical basis for the development and research of new epoxy resin vitrimer materials.
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