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High-temperature stability, pyrolysis kinetics and mechanism between bio-based and petro-based resins using TG-FTIR/MS
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  • Dan Zhou,
  • Xiaopeng Chen,
  • Jiezhen Liang,
  • Xiaojie Wei,
  • Chenghong Wu,
  • Wenhui Li,
  • Linlin Wang
Xiaopeng Chen
Guangxi University
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Jiezhen Liang
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Xiaojie Wei
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Chenghong Wu
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Linlin Wang

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Abstract

Pyrolysis behavior of bio-based resins is of increasing interest due to their great potential in environmentally friendly and high-temperature application. Herein, the high-temperature stability, pyrolysis kinetics and mechanism of rosin glyceride (RGE), hydrogenated rosin glyceride (HRGE), C9 petro-based resin (C9PR) and hydrogenated C9 petro-based resin (HC9PR) under non-oxidizing atmosphere were investigated by TG-FTIR/MS techniques. Based on the non-isothermal TG data, activation energy was calculated by Friedman and Starink methods, and the reaction-order model of f(α)=(1-α)n was found to be the most probable pyrolysis mechanism for different resins, which was also supported by the TG-FTIR/MS results showing only a dominating pyrolysis peak. Furthermore, thanks to the unique tricyclic phenanthrene structures, bio-based resins exhibit better high-temperature stability than petro-based resins, with an initial skeleton cracking temperature of 623 K and 573 K, respectively. High-temperature stability of resins would mildly decrease after hydromodification due to weak bonds cracking. Possible pyrolysis pathways were proposed.