Flame retardation research is an old field that has recently received attention due to the
societal need of developing greener materials and methodologies that do not compromise …

Due to their outstanding and versatile properties, polybenzoxazines have quickly occupied a
great niche of applications. Developing the ability to polymerize benzoxazine resin at lower …

The majority of the published bio-based benzoxazine research has focused almost
exclusively on different phenolic and amine compounds, while the aldehyde portion of the …

Recent developments in the area of addition curable phenolic resins are reviewed. The
article highlights the chemistry of addition-cure phenolic resins and discusses the different …

A novel difunctional benzoxazine with o-trifluoroacetamide functionality has been
synthesized via Mannich condensation. The chemical structure of synthesized monomer has …

Renewable and sustainable thermosets with thermo-mechanical properties that are
equivalent to, or better than, those of petroleum-derived commercial incumbents are …

Background: Phenolic resins received greater attention from academic researchers and
made prestigious status among all thermoset resins. Several effective attempts have made …

In polymer science today, much interest is focused on the controlled design of well-ordered
superstructures based on the self-assembly of carefully chosen building blocks. Of particular …

With certain cationic initiators benzoxazine rings can be opened and polymerized at room
temperature. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic …

Hydrogen bonding in thermosetting resins can have a significant influence on the
polymerization processes and the properties of corresponding thermosets, but its role in the …