Sustainable Epoxies
Sustainable epoxies can be formed from vegetable oil. [Stemmelen et al, J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 49 #11 2434-2444 (2011)]
Recent Journal Articles
A fully biobased epoxy resin from vegetable oils: From the synthesis of the precursors by thiol-ene reaction to the study of the final material
(2434–2444)Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 49 #11 (2011)
Stemmelen et al of the Université Montpellier II, France, prepared a vegetable oil-based polyamine issued from grapeseed oil (GSO) using cysteamine chloride (CAHC) by thiol-ene coupling (TEC). Then, AGSO was used as a curing agent for epoxidized linseed oil. (RDC 4/22/2011)