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Kinetics of Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Condensation-Comparison of Common Experimental Techniques.

ABSTRACT: Porous carbons, originated from resorcinol-formaldehyde (RF) gels, show high application potential. However, the kinetics and mechanism of RF condensation are still not well described. In this work, different methods (dynamic light scattering-DLS, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy-FTIR, low field ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry-¹H-NMR, and differential scanning calorimetry-DSC) were used to follow the isothermal RF condensation of mixtures varying in catalyst content (Na₂CO₃) and reactant concentration. The applicability and results obtained by the methods used differ significantly. The changes in functional groups can be followed by FTIR only at very early stages of the reaction. DLS enables the estimate of the growth of particles in reaction solution, but only before the solution becomes more viscous. Following the relaxation of ¹H nuclei in water during RF condensation brings a different view on the system-this technique follows the properties of the present water that is gradually captured in polymeric gel. From this side, the process behaves similarly to the nucleation reaction, which is in contradiction to the n-order mechanism confirmed by other techniques. The widest range of applicability was found for DSC measurement of the freezing/melting behavior of the reaction mixture, which is possible to use without any limitations until full solidification. Furthermore, this approach enables us to follow the gradual formation and development of the gel through the intermediate undergoing glass transition.

SUBMITTER: Kinnertova E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8775039 | biostudies-literature |

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