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US 2012/0074353 A1Published application
Use of molecules having associative groups as hardeners for thermosetting resins
AssigneeArkema France
InventorsBruno Van Hemelryck, Manuel Hidalgo
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to the field of thermosetting or thermoset polymers mainly used as materials, coatings, or adhesives. The invention more specifically relates to the use of specific molecules having associative groups including a nitrogen heterocycle as a hardener or co-hardener of thermosetting polymers.
Claims10
A curing agent for a thermosetting resin, comprising a molecule carrying an associative group of formula (I):
- in which:
- R denotes a unit comprising at least one reactive functional group, selected from alcohol, thiol or amine functional group,
- R′ denotes a hydrogen atom,
- A denotes an oxygen or sulfur atom.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.