What sets them apart is their ability to react with both oxirane (epoxide) and secondary hydroxyl groups present in commercial epoxy resins. Additionally, when an anhydride reacts with an oxirane ...

The study, led by Prof. Li Chen, introduces a phosphorus-containing anhydride into the epoxy resin's composition, which is cured using an an anhydride-epoxy curing equilibrium with triethanolamine ...