Sustainable development is a critical concern in this fast-paced technological world.
Therefore, it is essential to employ renewable resources to move towards sustainable …

Because of its high theoretical capacity and lowest reduction potential, lithium metal has
been considered the “Holy Grail” anode material for high energy density battery systems …

Innovative bio-based monomers and polymers are required as substitutes for limited fossil
resources. Aromatic amines as an important class of chemicals are currently mostly …

Using cheap and green lignin as a partial substitute for petroleum-based polyols is highly
attractive for sustainable development of polyurethane elastomers (LPUes). However, the …

This book has its roots in the textbook Polymer Physics by Ulf Gedde published in 1995. The
addition of a chapter on polymer synthesis and the fact that the chapters labelled “Polymer …

Sustainability aims to meet the demands of the present generation as well as improve the
quality of life, develop the economy, conserve resources, and protect the environment for the …

Epoxidized soybean oil (ESO)-based thermosets are attracting increasing attention because
they are derived from renewable resources. To date, unfortunately, they have not been able …

In this work, an eco-friendly superhydrophobic stereo-complex polylactic acid (Sc-PLA)
membrane was fabricated by a facile non-solvent-induced phase separation (NIPS) method …

A bio-based tetrafunctional epoxy monomer containing a dicyclo diacetal linkage was
successfully synthesized via acetalization of protocatechualdehyde (PCA) with erythritol …

cis-Cyclobutane-1, 2-dicarbocylic acid (CBDA-2) was synthesized and used as a biobased
hardener to cross-link epoxidized linseed oil to produce a fully biobased thermoset. The …