The Prospering of Macromolecular Materials Based on Plant Oils within the Blooming Field of Polymers from Renewable Resources

Polymers

TalitaMartins Lacerda¹  JulioAntonio Conti Silva¹  LuanMoreira Grilo¹  Alessandro Gandini² 

[1] Biotechnology Department, Lorena School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, CEP 12602-810 Lorena, SP, Brazil;Graduate School of Engineering in Paper, Print Media and Biomaterials (Grenoble INP-Pagora), University Grenoble Alpes, LGP2, CEDEX 9, 38402 Saint Martin d’Hères, France;

关键词: polymers from renewable resources;    vegetable oils;    triglycerides;    fatty acids;    copolymerization;    tung oil;   

DOI  :  10.3390/polym13111722

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper provides an overview of the recent progress in research and development dealing with polymers derived from plant oils. It highlights the widening interest in novel approaches to the synthesis, characterization, and properties of these materials from renewable resources and emphasizes their growing impact on sustainable macromolecular science and technology. The monomers used include unmodified triglycerides, their fatty acids or the corresponding esters, and chemically modified triglycerides and fatty acid esters. Comonomers include styrene, divinylbenzene, acrylics, furan derivatives, epoxides, etc. The synthetic pathways adopted for the preparation of these materials are very varied, going from traditional free radical and cationic polymerizations to polycondensation reactions, as well as metatheses and Diels–Alder syntheses. In addition to this general appraisal, the specific topic of the use of tung oil as a source of original polymers, copolymers, and (nano)composites is discussed in greater detail in terms of mechanisms, structures, properties, and possible applications.

【 授权许可】

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