Coating applications, thermosetting epoxy resin based

The other important diol which finds wide application in synthesis of flame retardant epoxy thermosets is 4,4 -isopropylidene bis(2,6-dibromo-phenol) (tetrabromobisphenol-A,TBPA).The primary use of TBPA is as a reactive flame retardant in epoxy resin-based circuit boards and in electronic enclosures made of polycarbonate-acrylonitrile, butadiene-styrene, etc. Hexafluorobisphenol-A (bisphenol-AF, hexafluoroisopropylidene diphenol) has also been used for the synthesis of fluorinated epoxy resin aiming at the anticorrosion coatings market for industrial vessels and pipes. The key disadvantages of fluorinated epoxies are their relatively high costs and low Tg, which limit their commercialisation. Thus utilisation of such diols in vegetable oil-based epoxy resins may result in similar performance. 

Another way to classify polymers results from the consideration of their typical applications. Typical classes are Compression molding compounds, injection molding compounds, semi-finished products, films, fibers, foams (urethane foam, styrofoam), adhesives (synthetic adhesives are based on elastomers, thermoplastics, emulsions, and thermosets. Examples of thermosetting adhesives are Epoxy, polyurethane, cyanoacrylate, acrylic polymers), coatings, membranes, ion exchangers, resins (polyester resin, epoxy resin, vinylether resin), thermosets (polymer material that irreversibly cures), elastomers (BR, silicon rubber). 

In general purpose applications competitively priced thermosets are used for the printed circuit board base material which is usually FR4 (Flame Retardant) . One of the main flame retardants used in America is to have tetrabromobisphenol-A reacted into the epoxy resin. Non-halogen systems include additives such as alumina trihydrate, alumina trihydrate/red phosphorus and aromatic phosphates. Flame retardant epoxy coatings are reported to use ammonium polyphosphate with char-forming additives. 

Coil coating refers to the application in a continuous process of a coating to a steel strip. The common coil coatings are based on amine alkyds, epoxies, vinyl alkyds, solution vinyls, thermoset resins, solvent-type... 

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