Bio-Based 3-MPA/DMPA Epoxy Resin for Scalable Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing epoxy resin formulations rely heavily on fossil-based aromatic anhydrides, lacking sustainable alternatives that can be produced efficiently at scale and maintain performance comparable to their fossil-based counterparts, while also avoiding unwanted by-products.
Innovation Solution
An epoxy resin composition incorporating bio-based 3-MPA and/or DMPA with a functional group ratio of A:B ranging from 1:0.05 to 1:10, along with a process that includes curing and optional co-polymers and catalysts, to enhance properties such as thermal stability, mechanical strength, and dielectric performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If fossil-based aromatic anhydrides are used in epoxy resin formulations, then manufacturing performance and consistency are maintained, but sustainability and environmental impact deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical composition parameters by incorporating bio-based aromatic anhydrides (3-MPA and/or DMPA) at specific ratios (5-50 wt%) to replace fossil-based anhydrides, thereby improving sustainability while maintaining manufacturing performance through controlled composition parameters
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite epoxy resin formulation combining bio-based aromatic anhydrides with conventional epoxy binders and curing agents, achieving both sustainability benefits and reliable manufacturing performance through the synergistic combination of different material components
2Object-affected harmful factors
If bio-based aromatic anhydrides are used as sustainable alternatives, then environmental sustainability is improved, but manufacturing scalability and production efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes the concentration parameters of bio-based anhydrides (5-50 wt%) to achieve a balance between sustainability benefits and manufacturing scalability, ensuring that the formulation can be produced efficiently at scale while maintaining environmental advantages
Solution Approach 2:
The patent develops a multi-functional epoxy resin formulation that can serve both sustainable development goals and industrial manufacturing requirements, making the bio-based anhydride system universally applicable across different applications and scalable to production levels
3Object-affected harmful factors
If higher amounts of bio-based aromatic anhydrides are incorporated, then sustainability and certain mechanical properties are improved, but viscosity and processing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent carefully controls the composition parameters of bio-based anhydrides (5-50 wt%) and adjusts related formulation parameters to manage viscosity changes, ensuring that sustainability benefits are achieved while maintaining acceptable processing ease and applicability
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The bio-based epoxy resin formulation achieves improved thermal properties, mechanical strength, and dielectric performance, while reducing viscosity and environmental impact, with enhanced cross-linking and reduced production costs.
Implementation Method 1
an epoxy resin composition comprising (A) an epoxy functional binder resin forming poly-epoxide, (B) bio-based 3-MPA and/or DMPA
Implementation Method 2
along with a curing agent like amines or anhydrides and optionally a co-polymer and/or a catalyst
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AI summary
The invention relates to a resin composition comprising (A) a bio-based 3-MPA and/or DMPA and (B) an epoxy functional binder resin wherein the functional group ratio of A : B is in the range of from 1 : 0.05 to 1 : 10. It further relates to the process for the preparation of a resin composition, wherein at least a bio-based 3-MPA and/or DMPA is added it to an epoxy functional binder, wherein the functional group of A : B is in the range of from 1 : 0.05 to 1 : 10, and wherein the bio-based 3-MPA and/or DMPA is added to the epoxy functional binder, followed by curing. The invention also relates to the use of bio-based 3-MPA and/or DMPA as a curing agent in an epoxy resin composition.