Synthesis and Characterization of Alkyd Resin from Albizia lebbeck (frywood) seeds by Ezugwu MU, Obidiegwu MU, Ezugwu CH, Ipav SS, Dasofunjo K and Berinyuy E.B, Scientific Research Journal (Scirj), Volume VII, Issue IX, September 2019 Edition

Scirj Volume VII, Issue IX, September 2019 Edition
ISSN: 2201-2796

Synthesis and Characterization of Alkyd Resin from Albizia lebbeck (frywood) seeds

Ezugwu MU, Obidiegwu MU, Ezugwu CH, Ipav SS, Dasofunjo K and Berinyuy E.B

Abstract: Alkyd resin was synthesized from the Albizia lebbeck (frywood) seed oil (FWO) and the physico-chemical properties of both the oil and the consequent alkyd resin were studied. Fourier Transform Infra-red (FTIR) spectroscopy was used to investigate the functional groups present in the alkyd resin. MATLAB was used to generate model equations for the extent of reaction for the synthesis of the alkyd resin. The oil extracted from the plant’s seeds has a percentage yield of 17.32%w/w, exhibited yellow colour and was liquid at room temperature. Other physico-chemical properties of the oil such as density, specific gravity (30ºC), refractive index (30ºC), viscosity (30ºC), saponification value, iodine value, acid value, free fatty acids and peroxide value were determined to be 0.89g/cm3, 0.84, 1.48, 27.064m2/S, 207.22mgKOH/g, 122.18gI2/100g, 8.98 mgKOH/g, 4.52% and 10.00mEq/kg respectively. The synthesized alkyd resin from frywood seed oil (FWOAR) was dark-brown in colour while that of the commercially prepared alkyd resin (CPAR) was colourless.

Reference this Paper: Synthesis and Characterization of Alkyd Resin from Albizia lebbeck (frywood) seeds by Ezugwu MU, Obidiegwu MU, Ezugwu CH, Ipav SS, Dasofunjo K and Berinyuy E.B published at: "Scientific Research Journal (Scirj), Volume VII, Issue IX, September 2019 Edition, Page 118-141 ".

Search Terms: Seed oil, Alkyd resin, physicochemical, Alcoholysis, Esterification, Polymerization

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