The use of lignin for material and chemical applications has gained interest in recent times
due to the environmental focus on using biomass for renewable materials as well as the …

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

Materials with multifunctionality or multiresponsiveness, especially polymers derived from
green, renewable precursors, have recently attracted significant attention resulting from their …

Although vegetable oil-based waterborne polyurethane (WPUs) possesses unique
advantage like environmental friendliness, the shortcomings of low mechanical properties …

Waterborne polyurethanes (WPUs) have recently attracted enormous attentions in extensive
industrial applications because of their sustainability and low toxicity. However, due to the …

Polyurethanes (PUs) are multipurpose polymers that are increasingly used in many
industrial fields. The main compounds used to synthesize PUs are still derived from …

Lignin is a good candidate for the polymerization and chemical modification to prepare
sustainable chemicals and materials, but a relatively low hydroxyl content becomes an …

An environmentally friendly waterborne wood coating with a rapid curing speed and good
mechanical properties was investigated. Acrylated epoxidized soybean oil (AESO) and …

In this study, castor oil and its derivative were used to prepare cationic waterborne
polyurethane dispersion using N-methyl diethanolamine (MDEA) as ion center. The effect of …

Acids are traditionally used in the production of environmentally-friendly cationic waterborne
polyurethane dispersions. However, the effect of their conjugate bases on the final …