Nucleophilic amino acids as a renewable alternative to petrochemically-derived amines in glycerol epoxy resins

Yunyi Liang; Yonghong Luo; Yingji Wu; Xiaona Li; Quyet Van Le; Jianzhang Li; Changlei Xia

doi:10.1016/j.jobab.2024.01.003

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Yunyi Liang, Yonghong Luo, Yingji Wu, Xiaona Li, Quyet Van Le, Jianzhang Li, Changlei Xia. Nucleophilic amino acids as a renewable alternative to petrochemically-derived amines in glycerol epoxy resins[J]. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2024, 9(2): 222-232. doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2024.01.003

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Yunyi Liang, Yonghong Luo, Yingji Wu, Xiaona Li, Quyet Van Le, Jianzhang Li, Changlei Xia. Nucleophilic amino acids as a renewable alternative to petrochemically-derived amines in glycerol epoxy resins[J]. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2024, 9(2): 222-232. doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2024.01.003

Citation:

Yunyi Liang, Yonghong Luo, Yingji Wu, Xiaona Li, Quyet Van Le, Jianzhang Li, Changlei Xia. Nucleophilic amino acids as a renewable alternative to petrochemically-derived amines in glycerol epoxy resins[J]. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2024, 9(2): 222-232. doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2024.01.003

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Nucleophilic amino acids as a renewable alternative to petrochemically-derived amines in glycerol epoxy resins

doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2024.01.003

a. Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China;
b. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Green Manufacturing Technology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea

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This research is funded by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2022YFD2200105).

Publish Date: 2024-01-23

Abstract

Abstract

The standard epoxy resin curing agents revealed are from unsustainable petroleum-based sources, which produce poisonous exhaust when cured. Amino acids, a bio-based epoxy curing agent with amino and carboxyl groups, are another potential curing agent. Water-soluble epoxy resins cured with lysine (Lys), glutamic acid (Glu), leucine (Leu), and serine (Ser) as amino acids were investigated. The results showed that the water-soluble epoxy resin (glycerol epoxy resins, GER) was cured with Lys and Glu after reacting. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopic analysis of the GER-Lys showed that the amino and carboxyl groups of Lys primarily reacted with the epoxy groups of GER. The elongation at break of Lys-cured GER (GER-Lys) cured at 70 ℃ with a molar ratio of 1꞉0.75 was 75.32%. The fact that elongations at break of GER-Lys (79.43%) were higher than those of GER-Glu (17.33%), respectively supports the decrease of crosslinking density by the amino acid-cured GER reaction. The potential of Lys and Glu alternatives for petrochemical amines is demonstrated and provides promising opportunities for industrial application.
- Curing agent,
- Amino acids,
- Bio-based epoxy resins,
- Lysine,
- Glutamic acid

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