This work focuses on the development of cross-linked polymer from a highly unsaturated vegetable oil, tung oil (TO) and a bio-based acrylate, furfuryl methacrylate (FMA). The presence of a high degree of unsaturated carbon-carbon bonding in TO makes it a
This investigation reports the effective use of the Diels-Alder (DA) reaction, a "click reaction" in the preparation of thermally amendable and self-healing polymeric materials having reactive furfuryl functionality. In this case, the DA and retro-DA (rDA) reactions were carried out
The fabrication of smart biocomposites from sustainable resources that could replace today's petroleum-derived polymer materials is a growing field of research. Here, we report preparation of novel biocomposites using nanocellulose networks extracted from food residue (onion skin) and a vegetable
Biocompatible copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone (P) and furfuryl methacrylate (F) were prepared by free radical polymerization in N,N-dimethylformamide solution at 50 degrees C, using 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile as initiator, at low and high conversion. The microstructure of copolymers prepared at low conversion was
Well-defined sustainable and recyclable thermoset elastomers derived from cellulose, fatty acid and furfural were successfully prepared via photoinduced metal-free ATRP and Diels-Alder (DA) reaction. Firstly, metal free ATRP was applied to prepare a range of thermoplastic cellulose graft copolymers with
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