This study aimed to investigate the influence of mesoporous carbons on the thermal insulation properties of epoxy/mesoporous carbon composites. The mesoporous carbon (CMK-3) was prepared by conventional templating method using SBA-15. The epoxy/mesoporous carbon composites were prepared by mixing the synthesized CMK-3 with diglycidylether of bisphenol A (DGEBA). As experimental results, the curing reactivities of the DGEBA/CMK-3 composites were found to decrease with the addition of the CMK-3. Also, the thermal conductivities of DGEBA/CMK-3 composites were found to decrease with increasing CMK-3 content. This could be interpreted in terms of the slow thermal diffusion rate resulting in pore volume existing in the gaps in the interfaces between the mesoporous carbon and the DGEBA matrix.

• Gun-Young Heo(Department of Chemistry, Inha University)
• Min-Kang Seo(Jeonju Institute of Machinery and Carbon Composites)
• Sang-Yeob Oh(Jeonju Institute of Machinery and Carbon Composites)
• Kyeong-Eun Choi(Department of Practical Arts Education, Jeonju National University of Education)
• Soo-Jin Park(Department of Chemistry, Inha University)