Epoxy resin serves as an essential insulating material in electrical applications. Its persistent crosslinked network structure impedes effective recycling
leading to significant environmental burdens and resource depletion. Epoxy Vitrimer
however
exhibits thermoplastic properties due to bond exchange reactions. This characteristic provides a novel approach for recycling thermosetting epoxy materials. We systematically investigated the effects of time-temperature synergy on the electrical
thermal
and mechanical properties of recycled Vitrimer resin. The results indicate that
as the thermal compression recycling temperature increases
the electrical and mechanical properties of the recycled samples initially improve and then decline
while the thermal properties remain largely unaffected. With prolonged time
the electrical and mechanical properties show an upward trend
but a saturation phenomenon is observed. Again
the thermal properties exhibit no significant changes. Under synergistic time-temperature conditions
the interfacial bonding of regenerated samples adheres to an Arrhenius-type time-temperature superposition principle. This behavior originates from their concerted modulation of molecular chain reorganization efficiency during hot-pressing
collectively governing the performance evolution of recycled materials. Optimizing time-temperature conditions ensures sufficient reactions while preventing thermal degradation
achieving optimal electrical
mechanical
and thermal properties. This study provides theoretical and practical insights into improving the thermal compression recycling of epoxy-anhydride Vitrimer
enhancing its recyclability and advancing high-performance renewable polymer materials.