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Pultradable Soy Based Epoxy Resin

IP Title

Soybean Based Epoxy Resin and Methods of Making Same

Detailed Technology Description

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Supplementary Information

Inventor: Flanigan, Virgil | Kapila, Shubhen | Chandrashekhara, K. | Seemamahannop, Rachadaporn | Garg, Arun | Misra, Surya
Priority Number: US8481622B2
IPC Current: C08K000515
US Class: 524114 | 528365
Assignee Applicant: The Curators of the University of Missourilumbia
Title: Soybean based epoxy resin and methods of making and use
Usefulness: Soybean based epoxy resin and methods of making and use
Summary: For manufacturing a pultrudable composite material used for coating interior surface of beverage and food cans (claimed).
Novelty: Resin composition for manufacturing pultrudable composite material used for coating beverage and food cans, has epoxidized fatty acid ester formed of fatty acid moiety from triglyceride-based oil (e.g. soybean oil) and unsaturated alcohol

Industry

Chemical/Material

Sub Category

Chemical/Material Application

Application Date

Sep 1, 2007

Application No.

8,481,622

Others

*Abstract

A novel soybean oil ester based low viscosity epoxy resin system, Epoxidized Allyl Soyate (EAS), has been developed. The resin system is especially suited for the pultrusion process, which requires low viscosity resins. The pultrusion process is often used for manufacturing fiber reinforced polymer composites. The epoxy resin system was developed through epoxidation and transesterification of soybean oil. Epoxy functionalities of the resin participate in cross-linking reactions with the curing - hardening agent/s. Mechanical tests have shown that cured neat resins and pultruded composite panels made from the soy oil ester resins possess enhanced impact resistance properties compared to similar materials made from conventional petroleum based pultrudable epoxy resins. The use of soy oil ester resins also enhances the rate of composite material production due to increased line speed attained with the resin during the pultrusion process. Resin properties such as viscosity and pot life of the resins are well suited for pultrusion. Furthermore, the new soy oil ester resin does not contain bis-phenol A and is therefore environmentally benign.

*IP Issue Date

Jul 9, 2013

*IP Publication Date

Mar 6, 2008

*Principal Investigator

Name: Virgil Flanigan, Prof Emeritus (deceased Jan 2016)

Department:

Name: Shubhender Kapila, Professor

Department:

Name: K. Chandrashekhara, Professor

Department:

Name: Arun Garg

Department:

Country/Region

USA