The development of viable alternatives to petroleum-based polymeric materials is a
compelling contemporary challenge attributable to environmental concerns and the effects …

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 …

Vegetable oils are one of the most important classes of bio-resources for producing
polymeric materials. The main components of vegetable oils are triglycerides–esters of …

Bio-based polyurethane (PU) coatings have been used extensively from last few decades
and replaced petrochemical based coating due to their lower environmental impact, easy …

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 …

The epoxidized group, also known as the oxirane group, can be considered as one of the
most crucial rings in chemistry. Due to the high ring strain and the polarization of the C–O …

Epoxy resins possess a variety of excellent properties including adhesion, mechanical
performance, electrical insulation and chemical resistance; however cured epoxy resin is …

Canola oil with an iodine value of 112/100 g, and containing 60% oleic acid and 20%
linoleic acid, was epoxidised using a peroxyacid generated in situ from hydrogen peroxide …

A low viscosity polyol has been functionalized from crude Jatropha oil via epoxidation and
subsequent ring-opening. Starting with the crude Jatropha oil, the double bonds are …