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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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Reduced graphene oxide-epoxidized linseed oil nanocomposite: A highly efficient bio-based anti-corrosion coating material for mild steel

TL;DR: In this article, a linseed oil-based anti-corrosion nanocomposite coating material was developed by using a simple eco-friendly method for the reduction of graphene oxide using 10% sodium hydroxide solution.
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Biopolyester prepared using unsaturated betulin (betulinol) extracted from outer birch bark and dicarboxylic acid dichlorides and its thermal-induced crosslinking

TL;DR: In this article, Betulin, also called betulinol, with two hydroxyl moieties extracted from white birch bark, and acid dichloride (ClCO(CH2)mCOCl) were successfully polycondensed to give the corresponding aliphatic biopolyester (ABIOS) in the presence of pyridine; in particular, in the case of sebacoyl dichlorides (m = 8), derived from sebaconic acid contained in castor oil of Ricinus seed, the ABI
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Rare fatty acids and lipids in plant oilseeds: occurrence and bioactivity

TL;DR: In this article, a review aims to describe the structural features of selected unusual rare fatty acids occurring in plants, their bioactivity and applications as pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food and non-food industrial products.
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Camelina seed harvesting, storing, pretreating, and processing to recover oil: A review

TL;DR: In this paper , the initial steps of any camelina-based production process, such as plant cultivation and harvesting, seed pretreatment , and oil recovery, are discussed, with an emphasis on fatty acid profile and bioactive substances (tocopherols, vitamins, polyphenols, sterols, glucosinolates, etc.) contents.
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Metathesis Curing of Allylated Lignin and Different Plant Oils for the Preparation of Thermosetting Polymer Films with Tunable Mechanical Properties

TL;DR: In this paper, an organosolv lignin derivative is used to allylate plant oils and a sustainable solvent, dimethyl carbonate, is investigated as sustainable solvent for film formation.
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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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