From plant phenols to novel bio-based polymers

C Zhang, J Xue, X Yang, Y Ke, R Ou, Y Wang… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Replacing petroleum-based products with inexpensive, biorenewable, natural materials is
important for sustainable development and will have a significant impact on the polymer …

Bright side of lignin depolymerization: toward new platform chemicals

Z Sun, B Fridrich, A De Santi, S Elangovan… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Lignin, a major component of lignocellulose, is the largest source of aromatic building blocks
on the planet and harbors great potential to serve as starting material for the production of …

Controlling polymer stereochemistry in ring-opening polymerization: a decade of advances shaping the future of biodegradable polyesters

MJL Tschan, RM Gauvin, CM Thomas - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
This review highlights recent developments in the field of biodegradable polymeric materials
intended to replace non-degradable conventional plastics, focusing on studies from the last …

Cardanol-derived epoxy resins as biobased gel polymer electrolytes for potassium-ion conduction

E Manarin, F Corsini, S Trano, L Fagiolari… - ACS applied polymer …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In this study, biobased gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) membranes were developed via the
esterification reaction of a cardanol-based epoxy resin with glutaric anhydride, succinic …

Epoxy thermosets and materials derived from bio-based monomeric phenols: Transformations and performances

J Wan, J Zhao, X Zhang, H Fan, J Zhang, D Hu… - Progress in Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent years have witnessed significant progress in bio-based epoxy thermosets. A variety
of epoxy thermosets have been synthesized from various bioresources. In particular, epoxy …

Bio‐renewable polymers based on lignin‐derived phenol monomers: Synthesis, applications, and perspectives

W Yang, H Ding, D Puglia, JM Kenny, T Liu, J Guo… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, the continuous depletion of fossil fuels and the increasingly serious
environmental issue have aroused wide attention on the development of biopolymers based …

High performance, recyclable and sustainable by design natural polyphenol-based epoxy polyester thermosets

R Dinu, A Pidvoronia, U Lafont, O Damiano, A Mija - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Renewable flavonoid and phlorotannin extracts were used as building blocks to synthesize
biobased tris-epoxy monomers and further to design and develop sustainable thermosetting …

Overview of epoxies and their thermosets

N Karak - Sustainable epoxy thermosets and nanocomposites, 2021 - ACS Publications
This chapter provides a general introduction to epoxies with a focus on their hyperbranched
architecture and bio-based raw materials. It discusses raw materials and synthetic protocols …

New reactive isoeugenol based phosphate flame retardant: toward green epoxy resins

S Pourchet, R Sonnier, M Ben-Abdelkader… - ACS Sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A biobased reactive phosphate flame retardant derived from isoeugenol was synthesized
and fully characterized (1H, 13C, 31P NMR, FTIR, MS) with the aim of improving flame …

Hot-lithography 3D printing of biobased epoxy resins

L Pezzana, R Wolff, G Melilli, N Guigo, N Sbirrazzuoli… - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The introduction of Hot Lithography has opened new perspective in the field of
additive manufacturing especially with regard to high viscous formulations. The access to …