Sustainable cycloaliphatic polyurethanes: from synthesis to applications

A Mouren, L Avérous - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyurethanes (PUs) are a versatile and major polymer family, mainly produced via
polyaddition between polyols and polyisocyanates. A large variety of fossil-based building …

Assessment of bio-based polyurethanes: Perspective on applications and bio-degradation

R Kaur, P Singh, S Tanwar, G Varshney, S Yadav - Macromol, 2022 - mdpi.com
Among numerous synthetic macromolecules, polyurethane in its different forms has proven
its sheer dominance and established a reputation as a reliable and trusted material due to …

Production of polyols and polyurethane from biomass: a review

MH Tran, EY Lee - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2023 - Springer
Depletion of fossil fuels and climate issues are calling for renewable sources of chemicals
such as modern biomass, yet converting biomass into chemicals is challenging due to the …

Challenges and recent advances in bio-based isocyanate production

J Niesiobędzka, J Datta - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyurethanes (PUs) are key players in the plastics industry. According to the Global
Polyurethane Market (2019–2023), their value in the global market reached $95.13 billion in …

Improvement of bio-based polyurethane and its optimal application in controlled release fertilizer

H Lu, C Dun, H Jariwala, R Wang, P Cui… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the past decades, polyurethane has emerged as a new material that has been widely
developed and applied in coated controlled release fertilizers (CRFs). Particularly in recent …

Recent trends in waterborne and bio‐based polyurethane coatings for corrosion protection

M Salzano de Luna - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Polyurethanes (PUs) have been extensively exploited for the production of protective
coatings thanks to the versatility of their chemistry, which allows to adjust the coating …

Vegetable oils as bio-based precursors for epoxies

F Marriam, A Irshad, I Umer, MA Asghar… - Sustainable Chemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Epoxy is widely used in industry and has a wide range of applications, including material
coating, electronics, adhesives, and fiber-reinforced plastics, but its production from fossil …

1, 2, 3-Triazole mediated, non-halogenated phosphorus containing protective coatings from castor oil: Flame retardant and anti-corrosion applications

K Sykam, S Sivanandan, P Basak - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2023 - Elsevier
Halogenated flame retardants are under regulatory scrutiny despite their outstanding flame
retardancy. The present study focuses on the development of non-halogenated flame …

Synthesis and applications of bio-based waterborne polyurethane, a review

L Yin, B Zhang, M Tian, N Ning, W Wang - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2024 - Elsevier
With the current decreasing fossil resources and increasing carbon dioxide emissions,
researchers are increasingly concerned about the development and utilization of biomass …

High-performance castor oil-based polyurethane thermosets: Facile synthesis and properties

Y Su, S Ma, B Wang, X Xu, H Feng, K Hu… - Reactive and Functional …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the growing concern on the shortage of fossil resources and the environmental
problems associated with their use, vegetable oils as renewable resources are important …