Provided in the present invention are a halogen-free epoxy resin composition, prepreg and laminate using the same, the halogen-free epoxy resin composition comprising: (A) a halogen-free epoxy resin; (B) a crosslinking agent; and (C) a phosphorous-containing phenolic resin, the phosphorous-containing phenolic resin being formed by a synthesis of phenol and formaldehyde with dicyclopentadiene phenol, and being substituted by 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphapheanthrene-10-oxide or a derivative thereof. The prepreg and laminate prepared from the halogen-free epoxy resin composition have a high heat resistance, a low dielectric constant, a low dielectric loss factor and a low water absorption rate, and achieve halogen-free flame retardance.

A two-component curable epoxy resin system is disclosed. The resin system includes an epoxy resin component containing at least 80% by weight of a polyglycidyl ether of a polyphenol. The system also includes a hardener mixture containing mainly polyethylene tetraamines. The system includes one or more of i) alkali metal salts, ii) carboxylic acid-, carboxylic anhydride- or carboxylic acid ester-substituted phenol compounds, iii) an amino as a catalyst. The system has beneficial curing characteristics that make it useful for producing fiber-reinforced composites in a resin transfer molding process.

The invention relates to curable epoxy resin systems comprising polyethylene tetraamine and a tin catalyst as hardening agents, and optionally comprising 1,4-diaza[2.2.2]bicyclo octane. The invention also relates to articles made therefrom, including composites such as carbon fiber reinforced composites. The curable epoxy resins have rapid demold times and/or high glass temperature.

A hardener composition comprising a) an accelerator comprising a first amine at least partially neutralized by salicylic acid and a first modifier; b) a non-isolated adduct of i) a difunctional epoxy; and ii) a second amine; and c) a second modifier, and a process for making the hardener composition, are disclosed. The hardener can be used with an epoxy resin to form a curable composition.

A new fast curing resin composition having unique properties in some automotive related applications.

A flux resin composition includes an epoxy resin, an imidazole compound, a thixo agent, and an activator. The epoxy resin includes at least one resin selected from the group consisting of naphthalene epoxy resins, biphenyl aralkyl epoxy resins, trisphenol methane epoxy resins, biphenyl epoxy resins, and dicyclopentadiene epoxy resins. The content of the at least one resin is equal to or greater than 20% by weight with respect to a total weight of the epoxy resin.

A cationic curing agent includes porous particles and a compound represented by General Formula (1), where the compound is held in the porous particles. ##STR00001##
In the General Formula (1), R.sup.1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms or a phenyl group, where the alkyl group may be branched and the alkyl group and the phenyl group may each further have a substituent. R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms where the alkyl group may be branched, a halogenalkyl group, an alkoxy group, or a phenoxy group; where the alkyl group, the halogenalkyl group, the alkoxy group, or the phenoxy group may further have a substituent. R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be identical to or different from each other.

An underwater curable epoxy resin composition and an underwater curable paint containing a main agent epoxy resin and an underwater curable epoxy resin curing agent containing a reaction composition (A) containing a reaction product of styrene and a polyamine compound represented by the following formula (1); a cured product thereof; and an underwater curable epoxy resin curing agent mixture containing the underwater curable epoxy resin curing agent and a curing accelerator.

H.sub.2NCH.sub.2ACH.sub.2NH.sub.2(1)

wherein A is a 1,2-phenylene group, a 1,3-phenylene group, or a 1,4-phenylene group.

The present invention relates to a composition containing, besides a thermosetting resin of epoxy type and a hardener of anhydride type, at least one catalyst comprising an organometallic titanium complex. This composition enables the manufacture of vitrimer resins, that is to say resins that can be deformed in the thermoset state. It also relates to a kit for manufacturing this composition, an object obtained from this composition and a kit for manufacturing this object. Another subject of the invention relates to an organometallic titanium complex corresponding to the structure titanium bis(3-phenoxy-1,2-propane dioxide) (Ti(PPD).sub.2), and the use thereof as vitrimer effect catalyst in systems based on epoxy resin and on hardener of anhydride type.

Thermosetting resins and thermosetting composites comprising the thermosetting resins are hot-formable. The compositions result from contacting at least one thermosetting resin precursor with at least one hardener selected from acid anhydrides in the presence of at least one transesterification catalyst. The thermosetting resin precursor includes hydroxyl functions and/or epoxy groups, and optionally ester functions, and the total molar quantity of the transesterification catalyst is between 5 and 25% of the total molar quantity of hydroxyl and epoxy contained in the thermosetting resin precursor. Methods for manufacturing articles comprising the thermosetting resins and methods for recycling the thermosetting resins are also disclosed.