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Blocked bio-based carboxylic acids and their use in thermosetting materials

a bio-based carboxylic acid and thermosetting technology, applied in the field of bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acids, can solve the problems of limited maximum degree of substitution (ds), resins that have not been commercialized, and performance properties inferior to those of current petrochemical based technology, and achieve excellent hardness, solvent resistance, adhesion, and flexibility.

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-08-20
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIV RES FOUND
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Benefits of technology

This patent is about a mixture of two types of chemicals: liquid vinyl-blocked bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acids and polyfunctional vegetable oil-based epoxy resin. When this mixture is heated, it forms a strong, solvent-resistant coating that is flexible and hard. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a new and improved coating material that is environmentally friendly and has excellent properties.

Problems solved by technology

While there has been some activity to synthesize polymer materials using bio-based raw materials, in many cases the performance properties are inferior to that of the current petrochemical based technology.
However, in these early studies, the maximum degree of substitution (DS) was limited to about 7 of the available 8 hydroxyl groups.
The resins do not appear to have been commercialized at that time.
While the epoxy resin is 100% bio-based, the system uses petrochemical derived cyclic anhydride crosslinkers, which reduces the overall bio-based content of the thermosets.
However, these acids are crystalline solids with high melting points, and it can be challenging to mix them with the epoxy resin and form a homogeneous mixture.
Attempts at forming crosslinked materials by dispersing the diacids in the epoxy have resulted in materials with poor properties.

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[0066]Synthesis of blocked-azelaic acid compounds (Table 5). In a 50-mL single neck round bottom flask, azelaic acid (5.00 g, 0.0266 mol) was combined with 4 molar equivalents (0.106 mol) of the appropriate vinyl ether compound (7.66 g of ethyl vinyl ether, 9.15 g of propyl vinyl ether, or 10.64 g of butyl or isobutyl vinyl ether). To this mixture, solid phosphoric acid (0.017 g, 0.177 mmol) was added. The mixture was stirred for 5 hours at a temperature dependent on the vinyl ether compound used (30° C. for ethyl vinyl ether, 70° C. for propyl vinyl ether, or 80° C. for butyl or isobutyl vinyl ether). After the reaction mixture cooled to room temperature, it was transferred to a 125-mL separatory funnel, where 40 mL of 0.05 M KOH was added. The funnel was capped and shaken to extract the phosphoric acid. The organic layer was isolated, and rotary evaporation was used to remove the excess vinyl ether. Blocked-azelaic acid compounds were recovered in 84-94% yield. Example 1H NMR data...

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[0067]Synthesis of blocked-succinic acid compounds (Table 5). The procedure used for blocking azelaic acid compounds was used for their succinic acid equivalents, using 5.00 g succinic acid and the properly adjusted amounts of vinyl ether and phosphoric acid. Example 1H NMR data for propyl vinyl ether blocked succinic acid (CDCl3, δ, ppm): 0.83 (triplet, 6H, —CH3), 1.30 (multiplet, 4H, O—CH(CH2)—O), 1.50 (quartet, 4H, O—CH2-CH2—CH3), 2.56 (triplet, 4H, O2C—CH2—CH2—CO2), 3.33 (quartet, 4H, O—CH2—CH2-CH3), 5.86 and 5.87 (s, 2H, O—CH(CH2)-O). The presence of other peaks suggests that the product is 3:1 mixture of two blocked carboxylic acids per molecule to one blocked carboxylic acid per molecule.

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[0068]Synthesis of blocked-citric acid compounds (Table 5). In a 50-mL single neck round bottom flask, citric acid (5.00 g, 0.0260 mol) was combined with 6 molar equivalents (0.156 mol) of the appropriate vinyl ether compound (13.45 g of propyl vinyl ether or 15.64 g of butyl or isobutyl vinyl ether). To this mixture, solid phosphoric acid (0.026 g, 0.260 mmol) was added. The mixture was stirred for 18 hours using the same temperatures used for the block-azelaic acid synthesis. The phosphoric acid was extracted using 40 mL of 0.05 M KOH, and the excess vinyl ether was removed via rotary evaporation. Blocked-citric acid compounds were recovered in 84-94% yield.

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Abstract

This invention relates to bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acids reacted with vinyl ether compounds to form liquid vinyl-blocked bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acids. These liquid vinyl-blocked bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acids can be mixed with a polyfunctional vegetable oil-based epoxy resin to form a homogeneous curable coating composition. Upon curing at elevated temperature, thermoset coatings are formed which have excellent hardness, solvent resistance, adhesion, and flexibility. The invention also relates to the use of a curable coating composition comprising at least one polyfunctional vegetable oil-based epoxy resin and at least one vinyl-blocked bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acid, which may be coated onto a substrate and cured thermally. Methods of making the vinyl-blocked bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acids and curable coating compositions and substrates containing the same are also disclosed.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 702,082, filed Sep. 17, 2012, which is incorporated herein by reference.STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT RIGHTS[0002]This invention was made with government support under Grant Number EPS0814442 awarded by the National Science Foundation. The government has certain rights in the invention.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0003]This invention relates to bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acids reacted with vinyl ether compounds to form liquid vinyl-blocked bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acids. These liquid vinyl-blocked bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acids can be mixed with polyfunctional vegetable oil-based epoxy resins to form a homogeneous mixture. Upon curing the homogeneous mixtures at elevated temperature, thermoset coatings are formed which have excellent hardness, solvent resistance, adhesion, and flexibility.[0004]The invention also relates to the ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C09D163/00C07C69/48C07C69/704C07C67/24C07C69/50C07C69/34C07C69/46C07C69/40C07D307/68
CPCC08F216/12C08F222/02C07C69/34C07C69/40C07C69/42C07C69/44C07C69/46C07C69/48C07C69/50C07C69/704C07D307/68C09D163/08C07C67/24C09D163/00
Inventor WEBSTER, DEAN C.PAVLACKY, ERINKOVASH, JR., CURTISS
Owner NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIV RES FOUND