Furfuryl alcohol-based resin as matrix for high performance composites

The polymerisation of a furfuryl alcohol-based resin, used as matrix for glass-fiber-reinforced composite materials, was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and an empirical kinetic model of the complex reactive process was developed. The kinetic investigation led to the determination of kinetic constants, activation energies, and reaction orders for the adopted kinetic model.