Synthesis and characterization of epoxidised jatropha oil for bio-epoxy resins
Synthetic resin has been used in various applications such as an adhesive and in laminating, coating, and painting. Despite its wide applications, its usage raises issues for health, environmental and safety concerns. The synthetisation of bio-resin from renewable resources will be able to int...
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my-upm-ir.773822022-01-28T02:24:51Z Synthesis and characterization of epoxidised jatropha oil for bio-epoxy resins 2017-03 Ab. Latif, Farah Ezzah Synthetic resin has been used in various applications such as an adhesive and in laminating, coating, and painting. Despite its wide applications, its usage raises issues for health, environmental and safety concerns. The synthetisation of bio-resin from renewable resources will be able to introduce compostable and biodegradable plastics which can directly solve many issues such as the floating of the non-biodegradable plastics in the oceans and health concerns of the usage of bisphenol-A. Studies have shown that bio-resin can be used as a bio-reinforcement in a composite formulation. However, there is no research done to produce a hybrid bio-matrix for composite application by improving its formulation of blended synthetic resin with bio-resin. Thus, this study would like to introduce the optimisation and characterisation of the epoxidation reaction of Malaysian crude jatropha oil with the presence of ion exchange resin as well as the mechanical properties of the hybrid bio-matrix. The study found that the optimum epoxidised crude jatropha oil (ECJO) was achieved by reacting 1 mol (263.16 g) of crude Jatropha oil with 0.6 molar ratio of glacial acetic acid, 1.7 molar ratio of 30% hydrogen peroxide, and 16 wt. % of ion exchange resins. The optimal epoxidation process was carried out at a temperature of 60 °C for 5 hours. The epoxidation process was accomplished by obtaining a high oxirane content (OOC) of 3.71%. The formation of oxirane ring was confirmed by FTIR, 13CNMR, and 1HNMR at 822 cm-1, 54.203-57.26 ppm, and 2.809-3.031 ppm respectively. The activation energy (Ea), average activation enthalpy (ΔH), and average activation Gibbs free energy (ΔG) of the epoxidation process were found to be 35.91 kJ/mol, 33.16 kJ/mol, and 117.21 kJ/mol respectively. The hybrid bio-matrix with the blend of 25-75% of the ECJO\Epoxamite 103 was found to be relatively rigid and brittle with the tensile strength and modulus as well as flexural strength and modulus of 30.29±4.43 MPa, 464.46±137.10 MPa, 47.44±2.57 MPa, and 1568.59±60.61 MPa respectively. Thus, it is recommended to use 10-25% of the epoxy bio-resin in blends with the standard commercial epoxy resins as an optimal replacement for the synthetic petro-based products. Jatropha - Biotechnology Jatropha - Utilization Gums and resins, Synthetic 2017-03 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77382/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77382/1/FK%202018%20171%20UPMIR.pdf text en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Jatropha - Biotechnology Jatropha - Utilization Gums and resins, Synthetic Zainal Abidin, Zurina |
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Synthetic resin has been used in various applications such as an adhesive and in
laminating, coating, and painting. Despite its wide applications, its usage raises issues
for health, environmental and safety concerns. The synthetisation of bio-resin from
renewable resources will be able to introduce compostable and biodegradable plastics
which can directly solve many issues such as the floating of the non-biodegradable
plastics in the oceans and health concerns of the usage of bisphenol-A. Studies have
shown that bio-resin can be used as a bio-reinforcement in a composite formulation.
However, there is no research done to produce a hybrid bio-matrix for composite
application by improving its formulation of blended synthetic resin with bio-resin.
Thus, this study would like to introduce the optimisation and characterisation of the
epoxidation reaction of Malaysian crude jatropha oil with the presence of ion exchange
resin as well as the mechanical properties of the hybrid bio-matrix. The study found
that the optimum epoxidised crude jatropha oil (ECJO) was achieved by reacting 1 mol
(263.16 g) of crude Jatropha oil with 0.6 molar ratio of glacial acetic acid, 1.7 molar
ratio of 30% hydrogen peroxide, and 16 wt. % of ion exchange resins. The optimal
epoxidation process was carried out at a temperature of 60 °C for 5 hours. The
epoxidation process was accomplished by obtaining a high oxirane content (OOC) of
3.71%. The formation of oxirane ring was confirmed by FTIR, 13CNMR, and 1HNMR
at 822 cm-1, 54.203-57.26 ppm, and 2.809-3.031 ppm respectively. The activation
energy (Ea), average activation enthalpy (ΔH), and average activation Gibbs free
energy (ΔG) of the epoxidation process were found to be 35.91 kJ/mol, 33.16 kJ/mol,
and 117.21 kJ/mol respectively. The hybrid bio-matrix with the blend of 25-75% of the
ECJO\Epoxamite 103 was found to be relatively rigid and brittle with the tensile
strength and modulus as well as flexural strength and modulus of 30.29±4.43 MPa,
464.46±137.10 MPa, 47.44±2.57 MPa, and 1568.59±60.61 MPa respectively. Thus, it
is recommended to use 10-25% of the epoxy bio-resin in blends with the standard
commercial epoxy resins as an optimal replacement for the synthetic petro-based
products. |
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Ab. Latif, Farah Ezzah |
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Ab. Latif, Farah Ezzah |
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Synthesis and characterization of epoxidised jatropha oil for bio-epoxy resins |
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Synthesis and characterization of epoxidised jatropha oil for bio-epoxy resins |
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Synthesis and characterization of epoxidised jatropha oil for bio-epoxy resins |
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Synthesis and characterization of epoxidised jatropha oil for bio-epoxy resins |
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Synthesis and characterization of epoxidised jatropha oil for bio-epoxy resins |
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synthesis and characterization of epoxidised jatropha oil for bio-epoxy resins |
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