Finiteness of global crude oil reserve, rising crude oil prices, and issues related to
environment seems to be a reality check for the problems of emerging generations. Present …

Fatty epoxides are produced from the corresponding alkenes by oxidation in the presence of
peracids or other oxidants. The classic method is the Prilezhaev epoxidation in which …

The industrial application of epoxidized vegetable oil is being diversified and
commercialized at a rapid pace. It is attributed to its environment friendly nature compared to …

The present critical review reports the recent progress of the last 15 years in the selective
epoxidation of vegetable oils and their derivatives, in particular unsaturated fatty acids …

Lubrication is a procedure that involves the use of a chemical called lubricant to reduce
wear on surfaces that are in relative motion with each other. It aids in the transmission of …

Epoxidized vegetable oils (EVO) have drawn much attention in recent years, especially in
the polymer industry as they are economical, available, environmentally friendly, non …

The kinetics of epoxidation of cottonseed oil by peroxyacetic acid generated in situ from
hydrogen peroxide and glacial acetic acid in the presence of liquid inorganic acid catalysts …

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 …

Polyurethane foams (PUFs) are widely used materials because of their wide range of
applications, particularly, thermal and sound insulation, mattresses, furniture, construction …

In tribology, a considerable number of computational and experimental approaches to
understand the interfacial characteristics of material surfaces in motion and tribological …