The majority of commodity plastics and materials are derived from petroleum-based
chemicals, illustrating the strong dependence on products derived from non-renewable …

Lignins are now considered as the main aromatic renewable resource. They represent an
excellent alternative feedstock for the elaboration of chemicals and polymers. Lignin is a …

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 …

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 …

The use of lignin for material and chemical applications has gained interest in recent times
due to the environmental focus on using biomass for renewable materials as well as the …

Lignin derivative vanillin when coupled with diamines and diethyl phosphite followed by
reaction with echichlorohydrin yields high-performance flame retardant epoxy resins …

The versatile characteristic of epoxy and its diversity made it suitable for different industrial
applications such as laminated circuit board, electronic component encapsulations, surface …

Recent years have witnessed significant progress in bio-based epoxy thermosets. A variety
of epoxy thermosets have been synthesized from various bioresources. In particular, epoxy …

With a global production of around 18 million tons (6th among all polymers) and a wide
range of applications, such as rigid and soft foams, elastomers, coatings, and adhesives …

Cationic photopolymerization is amongst the greenest processes used to obtain polymers
since light is abundant, inexpensive and allows for rapid and waste-less curing at room …