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An Interferometric Study of Epoxy Polymerization Kinetics

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Melissa A. Page and W. Tandy Grubbs

Stetson University, Department of Chemistry, Unit 8271, DeLand, FL 32720

J. Chem. Educ., 1999, 76 (5), p 666

DOI: 10.1021/ed076p666

Publication Date (Web): May 1, 1999

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Abstract

The experimental apparatus can be constructed from items commonly available in undergraduate laboratories. It consists of a low power helium-neon laser, a home-built Michelson interferometer, and a photodiode light detector. We have utilized this device to collect and compare curing profiles of commercially available epoxy glues.