In the last decades, Covalent Adaptable Networks (CAN) appeared as an innovative
polymer family, able to bridge the gap between thermoplastics and thermosets. CAN rely on …

In the past decades, Polyurethane (PU) as an emerging polymer material has been widely
used to construct, repair, reinforce, and protect civil engineering infrastructures. Meanwhile …

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 …

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 …

Castor oil, produced from castor beans, has long been considered to be of important
commercial value primarily for the manufacturing of soaps, lubricants, and coatings, among …

Increasing world population has markedly increased the demand for vegetable oils for
domestic and industrial purposes. Plant-based vegetable oils have been identified as one of …

The present review highlights advances in the copolymerization of carbon dioxide (CO2)
and epoxides (oxiranes) to produce polycarbonates. Specifically, focus has been given to …

The urgent need to replace fossil resource-based products is considerably increasing in the
past few years, resulting in the search for more sustainable materials, with the aim of …

Polymers are used in simple consumer items like carpets, furniture, glues, and clothing but
are also used in advanced engineering, including materials used in the aerospace industry …

The development of sustainable renewable polymers from natural resources has
increasingly gained attention from scientists, engineers as well as the general public and …