Aqueous hardeners for epoxy resin systems
AssigneeAir Products and Chemicals, Inc.
InventorAchim Klippstein
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Abstract
Described are aqueous emulsions of active amino groups-displaying epoxide adduct hardeners for curing epoxy resin systems, which are obtained by converting an aqueous solution of a conventional hardener, which contains reactive amino groups and can emulsify the epoxy resin used for adduct formation, under increase of the amine-H-equivalent weight, to an emulsion by mixing with an epoxy resin having a functionality of 1,2-3,5. The viscosity generally is 5 to 40 Pa.s. The values lie on an emulsion viscosity curve with a rising and falling viscosity profile. The hardeners are especially suitable for curing aqueous epoxy resin systems and for application together with epoxy resins as additive for hydraulic binders such as cement.
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A process for the preparation of a storage stable aqueous emulsion of an active amino group-containing hardener adduct for curing epoxy resin systems which comprises sufficiently mixing (a) an epoxy resin in liquid form having an epoxy functionality of 1.2 to 3.5 and a weight average molecular weight of at least 700 and (b) an aqueous solution of an active amino group-containing hardener which disperses the epoxy resin as the adduct to yield an aqueous emulsion of a hardener adduct having an increased amine-H-equivalent weight.
A process for the preparation of a storage stable aqueous emulsion of an active amino group-containing hardener adduct for curing epoxy resin systems which comprises converting an aqueous solution of an active amino group-containing hardener, which emulsifies the epoxy resin used for adduct formation, to an adduct emulsion by mixing with an epoxy resin having an epoxy functionality of 1.2 to 3.5 and a weight average molecular weight of at least 700, the epoxy resin being mixed with the aqueous hardener solution in liquid form, sufficiently fast and in an amount such that the epoxy resin is emulsified by the hardener solution as the adduct, the adduct having the number of active amino groups required for the curing process and an amine-H-equivalent weight increased by 10 to 250, and yielding a hardener adduct emulsion having a viscosity of 5 to 40 Pa.s at 50% solids.
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