US5426150A
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Preparing suspension of epoxy resin hardener and toughener
Assignee: Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas LLC
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Filing: 1994-05-10
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Granted: 1995-06-20
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Expires: 2014-05-10
Abstract
Abstract A storage-stable suspension of an epoxy resin hardener and a toughener useful as a molding composition is prepared via a) the addition of an organic solvent to an aqueous emulsion of the toughener when using a water-sensitive hardener, such as a polycarboxylic anhydride, removing the water as an azeotrope by vacuum distillation, then adding the epoxy resin hardener and removing the residual solvent by vacuum distillation, or b) the addition of an aqueous emulsion of the toughener with or without an organic solvent to the epoxy resin hardener when using a water-insensitive hardener such as a polyamine, and removing the water and any organic solvent by vacuum distillation.
Inventors
- 👤 Sameer H. Eldin
- 👤 Robert P. Peyer
- 👤 Frans Setiabudi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 17:05
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L63/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A process for the preparation of a storage-stable suspension consisting of a solid or liquid epoxy resin hardener and homogeneously dispersed therein particles of a solid or liquid toughener which does not contain groups that react with the hardener wherein the suspension is subsequently mixed with an epoxy resin, which process comprises either a) when using a water-sensitive hardener, adding an organic solvent to the aqueous emulsion of a toughener, removing the water as an azeotrope by vacuum distillation, then adding the epoxy resin hardener and removing the residual solvent by vacuum distillation, or b) when using a water-insensitive hardener, adding the aqueous emulsion of a toughener which contains or does not contain an organic solvent to the liquid or fused epoxy resin hardener, and removing the water and any organic solvent present by vacuum distillation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A process for the preparation of a storage-stable suspension consisting of a solid or liquid epoxy resin hardener and homogeneously dispersed therein particles of a solid or liquid toughener which does not contain groups that react with the hardener wherein the suspension is subsequently mixed with an epoxy resin, which process comprises either a) when using a water-sensitive hardener, adding an organic solvent to the aqueous emulsion of a toughener, removing the water as an azeotrope by vacuum distillation, then adding the epoxy resin hardener and removing the residual solvent by vacuum distillation, or b) when using a water-insensitive hardener, adding the aqueous emulsion of a toughener which contains or does not contain an organic solvent to the liquid or fused epoxy resin hardener, and removing the water and any organic solvent present by vacuum distillation.
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