4 Plant oil-based polymers
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Chengguo Liu
Abstract
Polymer materials derived from natural resources have gained increasing attention in recent years because of the uncertainties concerning petroleum supply and prices in the future as well as their environmental pollution problems. As one of the most abundant renewable resources, plant oils are suitable starting materials for polymers because of their low cost, the rich chemistry that their triglyceride structure provides, and their potential biodegradability. This chapter covers the structure, modification of triglycerides and their derivatives as well as synthesis of polymers therefrom. The remarkable advances during the last two decades in organic synthesis using plant oils and the basic oleochemicals derived from them are selectively reported and updated. Various methods, such as condensation, radical/cationic polymerization, metathesis procedure, and living polymerization, have also been applied in constructing oil-based polymers. Based on the advance of these changes, traditional polymers such as polyamides, polyesters, and epoxy resins have been renewed. Partial oil-based polymers have already been applied in some industrial areas and recent developments in this field offer promising new opportunities.
Abstract
Polymer materials derived from natural resources have gained increasing attention in recent years because of the uncertainties concerning petroleum supply and prices in the future as well as their environmental pollution problems. As one of the most abundant renewable resources, plant oils are suitable starting materials for polymers because of their low cost, the rich chemistry that their triglyceride structure provides, and their potential biodegradability. This chapter covers the structure, modification of triglycerides and their derivatives as well as synthesis of polymers therefrom. The remarkable advances during the last two decades in organic synthesis using plant oils and the basic oleochemicals derived from them are selectively reported and updated. Various methods, such as condensation, radical/cationic polymerization, metathesis procedure, and living polymerization, have also been applied in constructing oil-based polymers. Based on the advance of these changes, traditional polymers such as polyamides, polyesters, and epoxy resins have been renewed. Partial oil-based polymers have already been applied in some industrial areas and recent developments in this field offer promising new opportunities.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- List of contributing authors XI
- 1 Introduction: biopolymers and biocomposites 1
- 2 Lignin-based polymers 27
- 3 Cellulose-based polymers 65
- 4 Plant oil-based polymers 113
- 5 Bio-based polyurethane aqueous dispersions 155
- 6 Soybean-based polymers and composites 189
- 7 Biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA) 209
- 8 Bio-based polyhydroxyalkanoates blends and composites 235
- 9 Biodegradable polycaprolactone (PCL) based polymer and composites 255
- 10 Biodegradable poly(butylene adipate-coterephthalate) (PBAT) 279
- 11 Bio-based polyamide 309
- 12 Biodegradable shape-memory polymers and composites 331
- 13 Poly(glycerol sebacate) – a revolutionary biopolymer 353
- Index 375
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- List of contributing authors XI
- 1 Introduction: biopolymers and biocomposites 1
- 2 Lignin-based polymers 27
- 3 Cellulose-based polymers 65
- 4 Plant oil-based polymers 113
- 5 Bio-based polyurethane aqueous dispersions 155
- 6 Soybean-based polymers and composites 189
- 7 Biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA) 209
- 8 Bio-based polyhydroxyalkanoates blends and composites 235
- 9 Biodegradable polycaprolactone (PCL) based polymer and composites 255
- 10 Biodegradable poly(butylene adipate-coterephthalate) (PBAT) 279
- 11 Bio-based polyamide 309
- 12 Biodegradable shape-memory polymers and composites 331
- 13 Poly(glycerol sebacate) – a revolutionary biopolymer 353
- Index 375
