Who doesn’t love epoxy? Epoxy resins, also known as polyepoxides, are an essential adhesive in many applications, both industrially and at smaller scales. Many polyepoxides however require the ...

Chinese engineers added slow-curing epoxy to printable solar ink and achieved 21.07% certified efficiency on a paper-sized ...

Discover the latest articles and news in related subjects. Epoxy resin is one of the most important resins and has been widely used for various industry products, such as adhesives, coatings and ...

It may appear to be a nondescript, transparent, viscous liquid, but all you have to do is irradiate any part of it briefly with UV light and it changes completely. The new special resin formulation ...

A rapid curing epoxy prepreg that allows automotive components and sports goods to be press-cured in a two-minute cycle at 150°C (80 bar pressure) will debut at the JEC Show in Paris this month.

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hexion Inc. (“Hexion” or the “Company”) is launching both a new lower yellowing epoxy system for concrete protection and a unique amine curing agent to help coatings ...

Epoxy resins and epoxies are reactive adhesives named for the reactive part of the molecule responsible for the curing chemistry. Epoxies are the cured version of epoxy resin. An epoxide or oxirane ...

What is silicone-modified epoxy resin?Silicone-modified epoxy resin is a thermosetting resin material in which silicone ...

A variety of curing agents and catalysts will react with epoxy resins to provide crosslinked adhesives. The curing agents generally react with the available epoxy or hydroxyl groups. The catalysts ...

Within seconds the new material can be completely transformed. Initially, the material is transparent and either in liquid or paste form; then, when any part of it is irradiated with the appropriate ...

Imidazole derivatives and alkylamines are very useful as hardeners of epoxy resins. These amine compounds form inclusion complexes with 1,1,2,2-tetrakis(4-hydroxyphenyl) ethane (TEP). When these amine ...

This video explores what happens when expanding spray foam is combined with epoxy resin to create unusual decorative pieces.