Modeling and optimization by the response surface methodology: Synthesis and characterization of a new epoxy resin homologous to DGEBA (diglycidyl 1,3-benzodiazole sulfide (DGBDS)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the optimal conditions of synthesis of a new pure stoichiometric epoxy resin by developing a methodological strategy using the technique of experimental designs. Thus, we can establish a mathematical model in order to better represent the synthesis "descriptive model" to explain it "explanatory model" and to predict the answer of a point where no experiment has been made "provisional model".
Following the theoretical obtained results by the modeling, we synthesized a new epoxy resin, prepared by the condensation of epichlorohydrin. The synthetic resin was characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTI), 1H, 13C.