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Plant oils: The perfect renewable resource for polymer science?!

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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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This article is published in European Polymer Journal.The article was published on 2011-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 551 citations till now.

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Functionalization of cardanol: towards biobased polymers and additives

TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive review deals with general information on cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL), its purification and separation methods, reactivity and applications in polymer chemistry.
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Sustainable Polymers: Opportunities for the Next Decade

TL;DR: In this paper, a perspective is offered for the design of sustainable polymers, specifically addressing opportunities for monomer development and polymer degradation, including water degradability instead of biodegradability, incorporation of novel main chain functionality, such as acetals, utilization of lignin-based aromatics, and direct polymerization of biogenic C1 feedstocks.
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From Petrochemical Polyurethanes to Biobased Polyhydroxyurethanes

TL;DR: In this paper, the main alternative strategies being developed with a focus on PHUs from vegetable oils and derivatives are described with the focus on biobased polyhydroxyurethanes (PHUs).
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Self-healable polymer networks based on the cross-linking of epoxidised soybean oil by an aqueous citric acid solution

TL;DR: In this article, a bio-based polymer network was generated by cross-laying soybean oil (ESO) with an aqueous citric acid (CA) solution without the addition of any other catalyst or solvent.
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A series of furan-aromatic polyesters synthesized via direct esterification method based on renewable resources

TL;DR: In this paper, a series of furan-aromatic polyesters were successfully synthesized via direct esterification method starting from 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1,6-hexanediol.
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Thiol–Ene Click Chemistry

TL;DR: The radical-mediated thiol-ene reaction has all the desirable features of a click reaction, being highly efficient, simple to execute with no side products and proceeding rapidly to high yield.
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Recent developments in the chemistry of halogen-free flame retardant polymers

TL;DR: An overview of recent developments of the chemistry of halogen-free flame retardant polymers is presented in this article, along with their thermal stabilities and flame-retardant properties.
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Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis

TL;DR: In this paper, a review highlights examples of recent applications of both the radical-mediated and base/nucleophile-initiated thiol-ene reactions in polymer and materials synthesis.
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Plant oil renewable resources as green alternatives in polymer science

TL;DR: The synthesis of monomers as well as polymers from plant fats and oils has already found some industrial application and recent developments in this field offer promising new opportunities, as is shown within this contribution.
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Click Chemistry beyond Metal-Catalyzed Cycloaddition

TL;DR: This Minireview discusses the success and applicability of new, in particular metal-free, click reactions, which expand the opportunities for synthesizing small organic compounds as well as tailor-made macromolecules and bioconjugates.
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