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Condensation polymers from natural oils
Vinay Sharma,Patit Paban Kundu +1 more
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The functional groups present in natural oils can be activated for condensation polymerization and various types of useful condensation polymers, such as polyurethanes, polyesters and polyethers, are being produced by this route as mentioned in this paper.About:
This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science.The article was published on 2008-12-01. It has received 274 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Condensation polymer.read more
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Conversion of biomass to selected chemical products
TL;DR: This critical review provides a survey illustrated by recent references of different strategies to achieve a sustainable conversion of biomass to bioproducts to examine critically the green character of conversion processes.
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Thermal stability and flame retardancy of polyurethanes
TL;DR: The thermal stability and flame retardancy of polyurethanes is reviewed in this article, where a detailed description of TGA, TGA-MS and TGAFTIR methods for studying the decomposition mechanism and kinetics is also provided.
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The irruption of polymers from renewable resources on the scene of macromolecular science and technology
TL;DR: A panoramic overview of recent progress in the most relevant areas related to such materials, including the polymerisation of natural monomers and their derivatives, the exploitation of biopolymers, as such, or after appropriate modifications, as well as the preparation of composites and blends, can be found in this article.
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Progress of Polymers from Renewable Resources: Furans, Vegetable Oils, and Polysaccharides
TL;DR: Oils, and Polysaccharides Alessandro Gandini,*,‡ Talita M. Lacerda,†,‡ Antonio J. F. Carvalho,† and Eliane Trovatti†.
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Plant oils: The perfect renewable resource for polymer science?!
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide an overview of the present situation with special attention to the use of olefin metathesis and thiol-ene chemistry as synthetic methods and as polymerization techniques.
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Statistical mechanics of cross-linked polymer networks ii. swelling
Paul J. Flory,John Rehner +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the interaction of solvents with cross-linked network structures, such as occur in vulcanized rubber, is subjected to a statistical mechanical treatment based on the model and procedure presented in the preceding paper.
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Thermal stability of polyurethanes based on vegetable oils
TL;DR: In this paper, a series of polyurethanes from polyols derived from soybean, corn, safflower, sunflower, peanut, olive, canola, and castor oil were prepared, and their thermal stability in air and nitrogen assessed by thermogravimetric analysis, FTIR, and GC/MS.
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Addition polymers from natural oils- : A review
Vinay Sharma,Patit Paban Kundu +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the synthesis and characterization of new polymers from different natural oils such as soybean, corn, tung, linseed, castor, and fish oil are discussed.
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Rigid polyurethane foams based on soybean oil
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of formulation variables on foam properties was studied by altering the types and amounts of catalyst, surfactant, water, crosslinker, blowing agent, and isocyanate, respectively.
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Structure and properties of halogenated and nonhalogenated soy-based polyols
TL;DR: In this paper, four polyols intended for application in polyurethanes were synthesized by oxirane ring opening in epoxidized soybean oil with hydrochloric acid, methanol, and hydrogen.