From monomers to polymers from renewable resources: Recent advances

A Gandini, TM Lacerda - Progress in Polymer Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Considering the state of affairs related to polymers and their applications, the plastic-
dependence of the modern society is evident and becomes now needless to mention …

Biobased thermosetting epoxy: present and future

R Auvergne, S Caillol, G David, B Boutevin… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Thermosets (also called thermosetting polymers) are a family of plastics characterized by the
fact that they are formed starting from a liquid solution that irreversibly leads to a solid …

Recent advances in bio‐based epoxy resins and bio‐based epoxy curing agents

EA Baroncini, S Kumar Yadav… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The combination of awareness of harmful industrial processes and environmental issues
and depleting petroleum‐based resources has spurred much research in developing …

Progress in renewable polymers from natural terpenes, terpenoids, and rosin

PA Wilbon, F Chu, C Tang - Macromolecular rapid …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The development of sustainable renewable polymers from natural resources has
increasingly gained attention from scientists, engineers as well as the general public and …

The irruption of polymers from renewable resources on the scene of macromolecular science and technology

A Gandini - Green Chemistry, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The last few decades have witnessed a spiralling growth of interest in polymers from
renewable resources within both the scientific and industrial communities. This review …

Natural monomers: A mine for functional and sustainable materials–Occurrence, chemical modification and polymerization

G John, S Nagarajan, PK Vemula, JR Silverman… - Progress in Polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Owing to the natural abundance, variety of structural features, and highly specific functions,
natural monomers render themselves as potential candidates for production of high …

Research progress on bio‐based thermosetting resins

S Ma, T Li, X Liu, J Zhu - Polymer International, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Compared with the rapid progress on bio‐based thermoplastics, research on bio‐based
thermosetting resins should have attracted much more attention, considering that they will …

Recent developments on biobased curing agents: a review of their preparation and use

C Ding, AS Matharu - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2014 - ACS Publications
The drive toward sustainable practices and principles across the supply chain has led to an
upsurge in renewable materials. Epoxy resins are used in a wide range of applications in …

Preparation and properties of polyurethane/epoxy-resin modified asphalt binders and mixtures using a bio-based curing agent

J Sun, Z Zhang, J Ye, H Liu, Y Wei, D Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of bio-based materials to partially replace petroleum-based materials in road
engineering can not only reduce the consumption of natural resources but also contribute to …

[HTML][HTML] Rosin-based epoxy vitrimers with dynamic boronic ester bonds

Y Zeng, J Li, S Liu, B Yang - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rosin is an abundantly available natural product. In this paper, for the first time, a rosin
derivative is employed as the main monomer for preparation of epoxy vitrimers to improve …