반응성 첨가제로 HQ와 PGE를 합성시킨 HQ-PGE를 사용하여, DGEBA/MDA계의 경화반응이 일어날 때의 속도론을 DSC와 FT-IR을 이용하여 조사하였다. 그리고, Kissinger equation과 Arrhenius equation을 이용하여 활성화 에너지와 pre-exponential factor 값을 구하였다. 계의 활성화 에너지는 HQ-PGE가 첨가되었을 때 감소하였다. 합성 HQ-PGE가 5 phr 첨가되었을 때, DGEBA/MDA계의 활성화 에너지는 FT-IR로 측정하였을 때 7.8 ㎉/㏖, DSC로 측정하였을 때에 11.3 ㎉/㏖을 나타내었다. 이 값은 HQ-PGE가 첨가되지 않은 경우보다 각각 30%, 9% 감소된 값이었다. 이 결과들을 통해서 반응성 첨가제로 사용된 HQ-PGE는 본 계에서 촉매의 역할을 함을 알 수 있었다.

Cure kinetics of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A(DGEBA)/4,4`-methylene dianiline(MDA) with hydroquinone-phenyl glycidyl ether(HQ-PGE) as a reactive additive, which was preliminarily synthesized, was investigated by DSC and FT-IR analyses. Kissinger equation and Arrhenius` equation were used to calculate activation energy and pre-exponential factor. When HQ-PGE was added to DGEBA/MDA system, it reduced activation energy of system. When the 5 phr of HQ-PGE was added to DGEBA/MDA system, activation energy was 7.8 ㎉/㏖ by FT-IR analysis and 11.3 ㎉/㏖ by DSC, in comparison with the system without HQ-PGE, activation energy decreased about 30% and 9%, respectively. According to these results, HQ-PGE, introducing agent of this system, acted as a catalyst.