Sustainable polymers
AK Mohanty, F Wu, R Mincheva… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Sustainable polymers are materials derived from renewable, recycled and waste carbon
resources and their combinations, which at the end of life can be recycled, biodegraded or …
resources and their combinations, which at the end of life can be recycled, biodegraded or …
Closed-loop chemical recycling of thermosetting polymers and their applications: a review
Conventional thermosets are infusible and insoluble covalently cross-linked polymers that
are difficult to recycle and reuse when discarded. Recent years have witnessed the …
are difficult to recycle and reuse when discarded. Recent years have witnessed the …
Biobased covalent adaptable networks: towards better sustainability of thermosets
XL Zhao, PX Tian, YD Li, JB Zeng - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermosets have many advantages such as excellent mechanical properties, dimensional
stability, and chemical and environmental resistance, but suffer from unsustainability …
stability, and chemical and environmental resistance, but suffer from unsustainability …
Progress in the design and synthesis of biobased epoxy covalent adaptable networks
XL Zhao, YD Li, JB Zeng - Polymer Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Epoxy thermosets have outstanding physical and chemical properties, but they are
unrecyclable/non-degradable due to their permanently cross-linked networks, and are also …
unrecyclable/non-degradable due to their permanently cross-linked networks, and are also …
Biodegradable epoxy resin from vanillin with excellent flame-retardant and outstanding mechanical properties
J Ma, G Li, X Hua, N Liu, Z Liu, F Zhang, L Yu… - Polymer Degradation …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the sustainable and biodegradable flame retardant epoxy resin was designed
and prepared to replace resource-limited petrochemicals, especially, bisphenol A type …
and prepared to replace resource-limited petrochemicals, especially, bisphenol A type …
From vanillin to biobased aromatic polymers
H Qiang, J Wang, H Liu, Y Zhu - Polymer Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Aromatic compounds are platform chemicals used in the manufacture of commodity
polymers. The development of bio-based aromatic compounds is expected to reduce the …
polymers. The development of bio-based aromatic compounds is expected to reduce the …
[HTML][HTML] Facile synthesis of bio-based tetra-functional epoxy resin and its potential application as high-performance composite resin matrix
Y Qi, Z Weng, Y Kou, J Li, Q Cao, J Wang… - Composites Part B …, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to meet the increasing performance demands for resin matrix in aerospace industry
and fulfill the sustainable development strategy, designment of bio-based epoxy resins with …
and fulfill the sustainable development strategy, designment of bio-based epoxy resins with …
Recent developments towards performance-enhancing lignin-based polymers
GF Bass, TH Epps - Polymer Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Fossil fuels are a cheap and abundant feedstock for polymeric materials that have enabled
innumerable quality-of-life improvements. Yet, their declining supply and non-renewable …
innumerable quality-of-life improvements. Yet, their declining supply and non-renewable …
Preparation and properties of novel bio-based epoxy resin thermosets from lignin oligomers and cardanol
G Liu, C **, S Huo, Z Kong, F Chu - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
A series of lignin-based epoxy resins (LEPs) were prepared by the reaction of
epichlorohydrin with lignin oligomers derived from partial reductive depolymerization of …
epichlorohydrin with lignin oligomers derived from partial reductive depolymerization of …
Functional bio-based vitrimer with excellent healing and recyclability based on conjugated deflection self-toughening
P Chen, Y Ding, Y Wang, H Zhao, P Li, Y Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The three-dimensional network crosslinking structure of a vitrimer provides excellent
mechanical strength and thermal stability, which are crucial for practical applications …
mechanical strength and thermal stability, which are crucial for practical applications …