122nd General Meeting of the KCS

Type Symposium
Area [Polymer Chemistry - Material Chemistry Divisions Joint Symposium] Organic/Inorganic/Polymer Hybrids Materials: Present and Future
Room No. Room 325C+D
Time FRI 09:00-:
Code POMA-1
Subject High performance epoxy resins and chemical recycling of epoxy based composites
Authors Munju Goh
Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
Abstract Epoxy resin (EP), the most common thermosetting resin, forms a three-dimensional cross-linked network structure. EP has been used in various industrial applications because of its good adhesion, chemical resistance, thermal resistance, and mechanical properties. Despite its good properties, there has been a persistent demand for more functional EP that can be used in potential applications such as in automotive, aerospace, construction, and electronic industries. In this presentation, I will describe recent progress for enhancing the crosslink density, glass transition temperature and mechanical properties of EP using nanocarbon materials as a curing agent and synthesizing highly thermal conductive epoxy resins. Finally, I introduce a new chemical recycling method that overcomes the disadvantages of thermosetting resins that cannot be recycled because they are insoluble and infusible after curing.
E-mail goh@kist.re.kr