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US 10,208,157 B2Granted
Ester resins
AssigneeBlue Cube IP LLC
InventorsYanli Feng, Qiubai Peng, Wei Du, Zhidong Sheng
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Abstract
A vinyl ester resin composition comprising a reaction product of: (a) a polyepoxide resin; (b) an unsaturated carboxylic acid; and (c) a reactive carboxyl group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, a reactive epoxy group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, or a mixture thereof; and a cured thermoset composite product produced from the above vinyl ester resin composition.
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A vinyl ester resin formulation comprising a blend of:
- (a) at least one vinyl ester resin;
- and
- (b) a reactive carboxyl group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, a reactive epoxy group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, or a mixture thereof,
- wherein component (b) comprises at least one amphiphilic block copolymer selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group terminated poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(butylene oxide), a carboxyl group terminated poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(butylene oxide)-b-poly(ethylene oxide), an epoxy group terminated poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(butylene oxide), and an epoxy group terminated poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(butylene oxide)-b-poly(ethylene oxide).
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A vinyl ester resin composition comprising a reaction product of the following reaction mixture:
- (a) a polyepoxide resin;
- (b) an unsaturated carboxylic acid;
- and
- (c) a reactive carboxyl group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, a reactive epoxy group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, or a mixture thereof;
- wherein an epoxy vinyl ester resin or an unsaturated polyester resin is formed;
- and wherein the reactive carboxyl group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, the reactive epoxy group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, or a mixture thereof is reacted into the backbone of the epoxy vinyl ester resin or an unsaturated polyester resin;
- and wherein component (c) comprises at least one amphiphilic block copolymer selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group terminated poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(butylene oxide), a carboxyl group terminated poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(butylene oxide)-b-poly(ethylene oxide), an epoxy group terminated poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(butylene oxide), and an epoxy group terminated poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(butylene oxide)-b-poly(ethylene oxide).
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A vinyl ester resin composition comprising a reaction product of the following reaction mixture:
- (a) a polyepoxide resin;
- (b) an unsaturated carboxylic acid;
- and
- (c) a reactive carboxyl group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, a reactive epoxy group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer being a carboxyl group terminated poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(butylene oxide) or a carboxyl group terminated poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(butylene oxide)-b-poly(ethylene oxide), or a mixture thereof wherein an epoxy vinyl ester resin or an unsaturated polyester resin is formed;
- and wherein the reactive carboxyl group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, the reactive epoxy group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, or a mixture thereof is reacted into the backbone of the epoxy vinyl ester resin or an unsaturated polyester resin.
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A vinyl ester resin composition comprising a reaction product of the following reaction mixture:
- (a) a polyepoxide resin;
- (b) an unsaturated carboxylic acid;
- and
- (c) a reactive carboxyl group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, a reactive epoxy group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer being an epoxy group terminated poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(butylene oxide) or an epoxy group terminated poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(butylene oxide)-b-poly(ethylene oxide), or a mixture thereof;
- wherein an epoxy vinyl ester resin or an unsaturated polyester resin is formed;
- and wherein the reactive carboxyl group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, the reactive epoxy group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, or a mixture thereof is reacted into the backbone of the epoxy vinyl ester resin or an unsaturated polyester resin.
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A process for preparing a vinyl ester resin composition comprising reacting:
- (a) a polyepoxide resin;
- (b) an unsaturated carboxylic acid;
- (c) a reactive carboxyl group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, a reactive epoxy group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, or a mixture thereof;
- wherein component (c) comprises at least one amphiphilic block copolymer selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group terminated poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(butylene oxide), a carboxyl group terminated poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(butylene oxide)-b-poly(ethylene oxide), an epoxy group terminated poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(butylene oxide), and an epoxy group terminated poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(butylene oxide)-b-poly(ethylene oxide);
- wherein an epoxy vinyl ester resin or an unsaturated polyester resin is formed;
- and wherein the reactive carboxyl group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, the reactive epoxy group terminated amphiphilic block copolymer, or a mixture thereof is reacted into the backbone of the epoxy vinyl ester resin or an unsaturated polyester resin;
- and
- (d) optionally, a catalyst.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.