Biomass-derived chemical substitutes for bisphenol A: recent advancements in catalytic synthesis

F Liguori, C Moreno-Marrodan, P Barbaro - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Bisphenol A is an oil-derived, large market volume chemical with a wide spectrum of
applications in plastics, adhesives and thermal papers. However, bisphenol A is not …

Machine learning and deep learning for brain tumor MRI image segmentation

MKH Khan, W Guo, J Liu, F Dong, Z Li… - Experimental …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Brain tumors are often fatal. Therefore, accurate brain tumor image segmentation is critical
for the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of patients with these tumors. Magnetic …

A fully bio-based, anti-flammable and non-toxic epoxy thermosetting network for flame-retardant coating applications

X Wang, H Nabipour, YC Kan, L Song, Y Hu - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2022 - Elsevier
A fully bio-based epoxy thermosetting network was prepared by curing a renewable luteolin-
derived epoxy resin (DGELU) with a furan-derived hardener, 5, 5 …

Synthesis of an aromatic N-heterocycle derived from biomass and its use as a polymer feedstock

Y Qi, J Wang, Y Kou, H Pang, S Zhang, N Li… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Aromatic N-heterocyclic compounds are very important chemicals, which are currently
produced mostly from petroleum. Here we report that a pyridazine-based compound 6-(4 …

Syringaresinol: a renewable and safer alternative to bisphenol A for epoxy‐amine resins

M Janvier, L Hollande, AS Jaufurally, M Pernes… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract A renewable bisepoxide, SYR‐EPO, was prepared from syringaresinol, a naturally
occurring bisphenol deriving from sinapic acid, by using a chemo‐enzymatic synthetic …

Sustainable bisphenols from renewable softwood lignin feedstock for polycarbonates and cyanate ester resins

SF Koelewijn, S Van den Bosch, T Renders… - Green …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The selective reductive catalytic depolymerisation of softwood lignin (eg pine, spruce) yields
predominantly 4-n-propylguaiacol (4PG; 15–20 wt% on lignin basis), an interesting platform …

Potential lignin-derived alternatives to bisphenol A in diamine-hardened epoxy resins

KH Nicastro, CJ Kloxin, TH Epps III - ACS Sustainable Chemistry …, 2018 - ACS Publications
This work details the synthesis and characterization of potentially lignin-derived
bisguaiacols as alternatives to petroleum-derived bisphenol A (BPA) in diamine-cured …

First report on occurrence of bisphenol A isomers in human serum and whole blood

Z Li, W Mao, L Yao, N Zhao, Y Zhang, M Zhao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Studies have demonstrated the worldwide presence of bisphenol A (BPA) and its toxic
effects on human health. BPA may exist as several structural isomers, which are byproducts …

Development of decision forest models for prediction of drug-induced liver injury in humans using a large set of FDA-approved drugs

H Hong, S Thakkar, M Chen, W Tong - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) presents a significant challenge to drug development and
regulatory science. The FDA's Liver Toxicity Knowledge Base (LTKB) evaluated> 1000 …

A guide towards safe, functional and renewable BPA alternatives by rational molecular design: structure–property and structure–toxicity relationships

L Trullemans, SF Koelewijn, I Scodeller… - Polymer …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last few decades extensive research gave unambiguous evidence for the
endocrine disrupting nature of bisphenol A (BPA), which has been an indispensable …