Polymeric materials, in particular PVC, can find various industrial utilizations thanks to the
use of plasticizers added during their processing. The most famous applications include …

With rising environmental concerns and depletion of petrochemical resources, biomass-
based chemicals have been paid more attention. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plasticizers …

A biobased flame retardant toughening agent, phosphaphenanthrene groups-containing
triscardanyl phosphate (PTCP), was successfully synthesized via debydrochlorination …

A facile in situ polymerization was developed for grafting renewable cardanol onto the
carbon fiber (CF) surfaces to strengthen the fiber–matrix interface. CFs were chemically …

The petroleum based diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) epoxy resin is one of the most
extensively used epoxy resins for various industrial applications such as paints, coatings …

Surfactants are crystallizing a certain focus for consumer interest, and their market is still
expected to grow by 4 to 5% each year. Most of the time these surfactants are of petroleum …

The idea of turning agro-wastes into industrial products through waste valorization is gaining
popularity due to its significant role in a circular economy. This is of utmost significance in …

Cardanol (CD), derived from renewable natural cashew nutshell liquid, has been used as a
new plasticizer for polylactide (PLA), to create blends which retain the environmentally …

A biobased diluent, cardanyl acrylate (CA), was synthesized from cardanol and used to
modify a castor oil-based polyfunctional polyurethane acrylate (PUA) resin. Firstly, chemical …

This paper deals with the preparation of sustainable benzoxazines that exhibit enormous
potential to compete with the existing petro-based advance performance thermosets. The …