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Epoxy Resin (DGEBA/TETA) Exposed to Water: a Spectroscopic Investigation to Determine Water-Epoxy Interactions
- Source :
- Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves. 42:558-571
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- Epoxy resin, diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) and triethylenetetramine (TETA), is known to be hygroscopic in nature, which eventually leads to mechanical performance degradation of the material. The long-standing debate on the nature of water-epoxy interaction has been investigated in this study with the help of terahertz spectroscopy, which is able to probe sub 100 cm− 1 wavenumbers in which hydrogen bonds of water are active as well as infrared spectroscopy, which is able to probe 600–1000 cm− 1 in which the libration motions of the water molecules are dominant. Based on observations, it can be demonstrated that both hydrogen-bonded water (with epoxy) and free interstitial water (hydrogen-bonded with itself) is present when the epoxy resin is exposed to normal or saline water. A schematic diagram is presented to demonstrate epoxy-water interactions.
- Subjects :
- 010302 applied physics
Bisphenol A
Radiation
Diglycidyl ether
Materials science
Hydrogen bond
Infrared spectroscopy
Epoxy
Condensed Matter Physics
01 natural sciences
Terahertz spectroscopy and technology
010309 optics
chemistry.chemical_compound
chemistry
Chemical engineering
Triethylenetetramine
visual_art
0103 physical sciences
visual_art.visual_art_medium
Molecule
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Instrumentation
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18666906 and 18666892
- Volume :
- 42
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........5a0fc1411bef824a5f0a493937e54e1b