Handbook of Epoxy Blends

Eamor M. Woo

Department of Chemical Engineering

National Cheng Kung University

Springer Reference, 2017

ISBN 978-3-319-40041-9

ISBN 978-3-319-40043-3(eBook)

Abstract

Epoxy resins, perhaps the most versatile thermosetting polymers, have been the center of research and industrial attraction since its commercial introduction, mainly due to excellent processability, cost effectiveness, high-performance characteristics, and possibility of tremendous applications from automobiles to space crafts to sophisticated electronic components. The aims of this handbook are to evaluate applications of epoxy resins, weighing their advantages and drawbacks. This reference work compiles and summarizes the available information on epoxy blends. It covers all essential areas – the synthesis, processing, characterization and applications of epoxy blends – in a comprehensive manner. The handbook is highly application-oriented and thus serves as a valuable and authoritative reference guide for researchers, engineers, and technologists working on epoxy blends, but also for graduate and postgraduate students, polymer chemists, and faculties at universities and colleges.

The handbook is divided into two volumes (Volume I and Volume II) containing three parts, and organized by the types of blends and components: Part I (14 chapters) covers epoxy rubber blends, Part II (13 chapters) focuses on epoxy thermoplastic blends, and Part III (10 chapters) examines and covers comprehensive overviews of epoxy block-copolymer blends. Each part starts with an introduction, and the individual chapters provide readers with comprehensive information on the synthesis and processing, analysis and characterization, properties and applications of the different epoxy blends. All parts conclude with a critical evaluation of the applications, weighing their advantages and drawbacks.

Leading international experts from corporate and academic research institutions and universities discuss the correlations of different epoxy blend properties with their macro-, micro- and nanostructures. This handbook thus offers a rich resource for newcomers to the field, and a major reference work for experienced researchers, the first of its kind available on the publishing market. As epoxies find extremely broad applications, e.g. in electronic IC encapsulations, oil & gas, in the chemical industry, building and construction industry, automotive, aviation and aerospace, boat building and marine applications, in adhesives and coatings, and many more, this handbook addresses researchers and practitioners from all these fields. In the light of all these exploding developments in technologies of epoxy resins, we considered it important to edit a book encompassing all the pertinent developments in this area and to present a contemporary overview of the entire field.

The four editors are extremely grateful to the contributors of all 37 chapters for their time and commitment. We are indebted to Springer editorial office and publishing team for their kind support in the preparation and publication of this book. We wish that all class of readers will enjoy using this book and find the book informative and instructive, and also hope that the book will serve as a valuable reference for those who work in this area and a guide for a novice in this field.

摘要

環氧樹脂(也許是最廣泛應用的熱固性聚合物)從其商業化引進以來，一直是吸引研究和工業界注意的寵兒。主要是由於其優異的可加工性、成本效益、高性能特性以及廣泛應用的潛力，例如從汽車、航空工藝到精密的電子元器件。本參考書的目的是評估環氧樹脂的應用，衡量其優點和缺點。本參考工作彙整了環氧混合物的可用資訊。它在廣泛的種類中涵蓋了所有重要的領域：環氧混合物的合成，加工，特性和應用。該參考書具有高度的應用導向性，因此對於研究人員、工程師和技術專家從事環氧樹脂混合物可作為有價值且可信賴的參考指南，也適用於研究生、聚合物化學家以及各大學院校的教師。

本參考書分為兩冊(第I冊和第II冊)，包含三大部分並整理了混合物及成分的種類：第一部分(共14章) 涵蓋環氧樹脂與橡膠混合物，第二部分(共13章) 著重介紹環氧樹脂與熱塑性混合物，第三部分(共10章) 則對環氧樹脂與嵌段共聚物共混物進行全面的綜合敘述。 每一部分皆從基本知識介紹開始，而各章節為讀者提供不同環氧混合物的合成和處理、分析和特性及性能和應用的廣泛資訊。在每一部分的最後，將以重要、關鍵性的評估作為結束，並且衡量其優點和缺點。

來自企業、學術研究機構與大學的國際知名專家，探討著不同環氧樹脂混合物之性質與其宏觀、微觀甚至奈米結構彼此之間的關聯性。因此，本參考書為此領域的初學者提供了豐富的資源，並為經驗豐富的研究人員提供了重要的參考依據，此為出版市場中的一大創舉。由於環氧樹脂在各領域具有極其廣泛的應用，例如：在電子IC封裝，石油和天然氣，化學工業，建築工業，汽車，航太，船舶建造和船舶應用，接著劑和塗料等領域，故本參考書專為所有領域的研究人員以及從業人員所撰寫。有鑑於環氧樹脂技術的爆炸性發展，我們認為編輯一本涵蓋該領域所有相關發展的書籍，並展示整個領域的當代概論是非常重要的。

本參考書的四位編輯作者，對於為此書的37個章節奉獻出時間與精神的所有貢獻者，表示誠摯地感謝，同時也非常感謝Springer編輯部與出版團隊在編寫和出版這本書時所提供的幫助。我們希望所有的讀者都會喜歡使用這本書，並發掘箇中內容的豐富性及啟發性，同時也希望本書能夠為從業此領域的人提供有價值的參考，且為此領域的初學者提供引導。