The interest in polymers from renewable resources has been witnessing an incessant
growth in both academia and industry, with these blooming activities covering a …

Oils and fats of vegetable and animal origin have been the most important renewable
feedstock of the chemical industry in the past and in the present. A tremendous geographical …

The use of vegetable oils as renewable raw materials for the synthesis of various monomers
and polymeric materials is reviewed. Vegetable oils are generally considered to be the most …

This article features the current state of research in olefin metathesis polymerization
techniques towards the synthesis of functional polymeric materials. Emphasis is laid on work …

The transition from a petroleum-based infrastructure to an industry which utilises renewable
resources is one of the key research challenges of the coming years. Biomass, consisting of …

Nowadays the use of vegetable oils as polymer precursors is the subject of growing interest
in the academic and industrial communities. Many synthetic pathways can be pursued from …

Environmental concerns and the need for sustainable industrial practices have sparked the
search for alternative materials that offer a lower impact on the environment. Over the course …

Two kinds of rosin acid derivatives were synthesized to serve as the rigid monomers to
copolymerize with acrylated epoxidized soybean oil (AESO). Full bio-based thermosetting …

Global awareness of environmental issues has resulted in the emergence of economically
and environmentally friendly bio-based materials free from the traditional side effects of …

On-demand curing of thermoset polymers with tunable mechanical properties is of great
interest for a variety of applications. In this work, we demonstrate rapid, solvent-free …