Synthesis of Silicon Hybrid Phenolic Resins with High Si-Content and Nanoscale Phase Separation Structure
Open Access
- 10 September 2020
- Vol. 8 (9), 1129
- https://doi.org/10.3390/pr8091129
Abstract
In this paper, a set of silicon hybrid phenolic resins (SPF) with high Si-content were prepared by mixing phenolic resins with self-synthesized silicon resins. In order to obtain the nanoscale phase structure, condensation degree and the amount of Si-OH groups in silicon resins were controlled by the amount of inhibitor ethanol in the hydrolytic condensation polymerization of siloxane. Increasing the amount of ethanol resulted in more silanol groups and a lower degree of condensation for silicon resins, which then led to more formation of Si-O-Ph bonds in hybrid resin and improved compatibility between silicon resin and phenolic resin. When 400% ethanol by weight of siloxane was used in the sample SPF-4, nanoscale phase separation resulted. The residual weight of the cured SPF-4 at 1000 °C (R1000) significantly increased compared to pure phenolic resins. The result of the oxyacetylene flame ablation and the Cone Calorimeter test confirmed the improved ablative property and flammability after the modification. The performance improvement of the cured SPF-4 was attributed to the nanoscale phase structure and high silicon content, which promoted the formation of dense silica protective layers during pyrolysis.This publication has 37 references indexed in Scilit:
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