Effect of Nickel Doping on the Cure Kinetics of Epoxy/Fe3O4 Nanocomposites

Maryam Jouyandeh; Zohre Karami; Seyed Mohammad Reza Paran; Amin Hamed Mashhadzadeh; Mohammad Reza Ganjali; Babak Bagheri; Payam Zarrintaj; Sajjad Habibzadeh; Poornima Vijayan P.; Mohammad Reza Saeb

doi:10.3390/jcs4030102

Journal of Composites Science (Jul 2020)

Effect of Nickel Doping on the Cure Kinetics of Epoxy/Fe3O4 Nanocomposites

Maryam Jouyandeh,
Zohre Karami,
Seyed Mohammad Reza Paran,
Amin Hamed Mashhadzadeh,
Mohammad Reza Ganjali,
Babak Bagheri,
Payam Zarrintaj,
Sajjad Habibzadeh,
Poornima Vijayan P.,
Mohammad Reza Saeb

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Maryam Jouyandeh: Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran 11155-4563, Iran
Zohre Karami: Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran 11155-4563, Iran
Seyed Mohammad Reza Paran: Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran 11155-4563, Iran
Amin Hamed Mashhadzadeh: Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran 11155-4563, Iran
Mohammad Reza Ganjali: Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran 11155-4563, Iran
Babak Bagheri: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
Payam Zarrintaj: School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 420 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
Sajjad Habibzadeh: Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran 1591639675, Iran
Poornima Vijayan P.: Department of Chemistry, Sree Narayana College for Women (Affiliated to University of Kerala), Kollam, Kerala 691001, India
Mohammad Reza Saeb: Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran 11155-4563, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs4030102
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 3
p. 102

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This short communication aims to evaluate the cure kinetics of epoxy/NixFe3−xO4 nanocomposites. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) provided support for cure kinetics analysis based on the variation of activation energy (Eα) as a function of the extent of crosslinking reaction, α. The average values of Eα calculated based on Kissinger and Friedman methods were 59.22 and 57.35 kJ/mol for the neat epoxy, 43.37 and 48.74 kJ/mol for the epoxy/Fe3O4, and eventually 50.48 and 49.19 kJ/mol for the epoxy/NixFe3−xO4 nanocomposites. The partial replacement of Fe2+ ion sites in the Fe3O4 crystal lattice by the Ni2+ ions changed to some content the cure kinetic profile because of the fact that a lower level of energy was needed for curing by incorporation of NixFe3−xO4 into the epoxy matrix. The rate of reaction calculated theoretically adequately fitted with experimental profiles obtained in DSC experiments.

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ISSN: 2504-477X (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Italy
LCC subjects: Technology; Science
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