Vegetable oils (VO) constitute the single, largest, easily available, low cost, non-toxic, non-
depletable, biodegradable family yielding materials that are capable of competing with fossil …

Recently, the use of renewable sources in the preparation of various industrial materials has
been revitalized because of the environmental concerns. Natural oils are considered to be …

Conducting polymer (CP) coatings have been extensively investigated for corrosion
protection of iron, steel and other metals owing to their superior performance in highly …

Urea formaldehyde (UF) microcapsules loaded with linseed oil and mercaptobenzothiazole
(MBT) as core materials have been synthesized by in situ emulsion polymerization. The …

Alkyd resins with 100% phthalic anhydride were prepared from jatropha oil by two-stage
alcoholysis–polyesterification reactions. To improve the performance characteristics, resins …

This review describes the preparation of nonedible vegetable oil (NEVO)-based polyols and
their application in anticorrosive and antimicrobial polyurethane (PU) coatings. PUs are a …

Yellow oleander (Thevetia peruviana) is an ever-green, ornamental, dicotyledonous shrub
belonging to Apocynaceae family. The oil content of its seed was found to be∼ 61.7% when …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the structures and properties of epoxidized linseed
and Pongamia glabra oils (LOE/POE), their derived products—epoxy-polyols (HLOE/HPOE) …

Pongamia glabra is a widely grown tree in the coastal regions and elsewhere in India. The
estimated annual production of oil from its seeds is about 50,000 t. The oil has not yet found …

The projected fossil fuel deposits depletion by near future and detrimental effects of
petroleum products on environment has led to the development of volatile organic …