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Abstract

A curing agent for epoxy resins comprises: a) a reaction product of at least one polyalkylene polyether monoamine and/or polyamine with a polyepoxide and optionally, a monoepoxide to obtain an epoxide group-containing precursor, the precursor further reacted with a primary monoamine and/or a primary or secondary polyamine in at least a 10% molar excess relative to the epoxide groups of the precursor, the reaction product being substantially free of non-reacted amines; b) an amine-terminated adduct of an epoxy resin and a primary monoamine and/or a primary or secondary polyamine being substantially free of non-reacted amines; and c) an amine-terminated adduct of an epoxide group-containing reactive thinning agent and a primary monoamine and/or a primary or secondary polyamine being substantially free of non-reacted amines, wherein the epoxy resin of component b) and epoxide group-containing reactive thinning agent of c) are added to the epoxide group-containing precursor of component a) before the reaction with the primary monoamine and/or primary or secondary polyamine, and the sum of the primary monoamines and/or primary or secondary polyamines in a), b) and c) are reacted jointly with the epoxide group-containing components.

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