Environmentally Compliant Vinyl Ester Resin (VER) Composite Matrix Resin Derived from Renewable Resources

The prime objective of this limited-scope, phase I SERDP program was to demonstrate the feasibility of economically producing a sustainable, environmentally safe vinyl ester resin (SESVER) for military composite structures. These structures would be derived from biowaste materials: lignin, recovered...

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Main Authors: Lee, Yongwoo, Kovar, R, Shin, U, Francis, N, Collins, W, Renna, L
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
ENVIRONMENTS
ESTERS
Laminates and Composite Materials
LOW COSTS
MATRIX MATERIALS
SERDP COLLECTION
SERDP(STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESERACH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM)
VINYL ESTER RESIN
VINYL PLASTICS
WASTES
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Summary:The prime objective of this limited-scope, phase I SERDP program was to demonstrate the feasibility of economically producing a sustainable, environmentally safe vinyl ester resin (SESVER) for military composite structures. These structures would be derived from biowaste materials: lignin, recovered from wood wastes, and glycerin, recovered from biodiesel wastes. These abundant source materials are renewable, low-cost and independent of the food supply. A key environmental objective was to eliminate use of epichlorohydrin from the vinyl ester resin (VER) synthesis route. Elimination of hazardous styrene reactive diluent (RD) from the VER formulation was deferred for subsequent research. The original document contains color images.