A Straightforward and Rapid Method to Assess ROMP Performance in Neat Thermosetting Resins
Polydicyclopentadiene (PDCPD) is a thermosetting material used to produce body panels for industrial equipment and vehicles. PDCPD and other important thermosets are produced by direct transformation of neat monomer (dicyclopentadiene) to solid polymer using a catalyst in a process called reaction injection molding. As polymerization and cross-linking are competitive, the polymerization process is therefore inherently challenging to study. In this work, we develop a laboratory-scale method that is rapid and low cost, and which enables the comparison of initiators for ring-opening metathesis polymerization. Additionally, the method enables prediction of both the mechanical and thermal properties of the final material.
Authors
- Jeremy E. Wulff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9670-160X)
- Jakub Talcik
- Benjamin Godwin
- Thierry Roisnel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6088-4472)
- Marc Mauduit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7080-9708)
- Antonio Del Vecchio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9759-4420)
- Frédérique Morvan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5517-6263)
- Dylan Bouëtard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2191-101X)
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- University of Victoria (CA)
- École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (FR)
- Université de Rennes (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACS Applied Polymer Materials
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.4c03249
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.50
Funders
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- Région Bretagne
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health