Qiu, Y. H.; Feng, Q.; Tan, Y. F.; Cui, Z. B.; Chen, S. Q.; Zhao, Y. Q. Wang, Z. T. Turn mixed diasic acid waste into epoxy vitrimer. Polym. Bull. (in Chinese), 2025, 38(1), 123–129.
Qiu, Y. H.; Feng, Q.; Tan, Y. F.; Cui, Z. B.; Chen, S. Q.; Zhao, Y. Q. Wang, Z. T. Turn mixed diasic acid waste into epoxy vitrimer. Polym. Bull. (in Chinese), 2025, 38(1), 123–129. DOI: 10.14028/j.cnki.1003-3726.2024.24.263.
Nylon acid is a by-product of adipic acid in the production process. Its main components are mixed dibasic acids (MDA) composed of succinic acid
glutaric acid
and adipic acid. Traditionally
MDA was mainly used to produce dimethyl nylon acid esters
lacking high-value practical application. In this study
MDA served as a curing agent to give epoxy resin vitrimer material based on the well-established transesterification reaction. MDA waste was transformed into sustainably re-processable epoxy
promoting its valuable use
reducing resource waste
and gaining environmental benefits. Characterization test methods such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)
thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA)
and mechanical property testing were used to uncover the topological transformation and the properties of MDA-based vitrimer. The results show that the 5% thermal decomposition temperature is 332 ℃
the tensile strength is 44 MPa
and the impact strength is 7.26 kJ/m
2
. The MDA-based vitrimer had a good heat resistance and re-processability
and its mechanical strength was steady after repeated thermal processing for three times.
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