Effect of Monophenyl Borate on Properties of High-ortho Phenolic Fibers

Mingli Jiao, Dongxue Ren, Quan Diao, Rong Gong, Kai Yang, Jian Cao

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    Abstract

    A series of monophenyl borate (MPB) modified high-ortho phenolic copolymer fibers (BOPFs) were prepared by melt-spinning of the high-ortho phenol-formaldehyde resins with different content of MPB, and cured in a formaldehyde solution. The solution curing fibers were heated up to 240 °C at elevated temperatures in N2. The effect of MPB on the structure and properties of the BOPFs was investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results show that a B-O linkage inserts into the high-ortho phenolic copolymer molecular chain with the addition of MPB, and increases the crosslinkage and thermal stability. The peak of O/P (ortho/para) value of fiber (1.94) and elongation (5.6 %) were obtained when BOPFs-4 was heat-cured at 240 °C for 2 h.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)875-881
    Number of pages7
    JournalFibers and Polymers
    Volume18
    Issue number5
    Early online date28 May 2017
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - May 2017

    Keywords

    • high ortho
    • phenolic fiber
    • monophenyl borate
    • Copolymerization

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