Yuan Zhang, Xuemei Liu, Mengting Wan, Yanjie Zhu, Kan Zhang
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Abstract
In recent years, the excessive consumption of fossil energy leads to the depletion of petroleum resources and environmental pollution. Therefore, biomass which is renewable and easy availability has been exploited in the past few decades to replace petroleum resources and to design bio-based epoxy resins. Through molecular design and synthesis, alternative bio-based products with close properties to petroleum-based epoxy resins were exploited, and then bio-based epoxy resins with excellent and unique properties were developed. This present review mainly summarizes the synthetic strategies of bio-based epoxy resins through the chemical modification of various bio-based precursors, such as eugenol, vanillin, cardanol, furan, plant oil, and so forth. And then their inherent and superior properties relating to the unique structures and potential applications are discussed. Finally, the challenges and opportunities in the development of sustainable epoxy thermosets from renewable biomass are presented. It is hoped that this review will provide a framework for further design of bio-based epoxy thermosetting materials.
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Polymer Degradation and Stability deals with the degradation reactions and their control which are a major preoccupation of practitioners of the many and diverse aspects of modern polymer technology.
Deteriorative reactions occur during processing, when polymers are subjected to heat, oxygen and mechanical stress, and during the useful life of the materials when oxygen and sunlight are the most important degradative agencies. In more specialised applications, degradation may be induced by high energy radiation, ozone, atmospheric pollutants, mechanical stress, biological action, hydrolysis and many other influences. The mechanisms of these reactions and stabilisation processes must be understood if the technology and application of polymers are to continue to advance. The reporting of investigations of this kind is therefore a major function of this journal.
However there are also new developments in polymer technology in which degradation processes find positive applications. For example, photodegradable plastics are now available, the recycling of polymeric products will become increasingly important, degradation and combustion studies are involved in the definition of the fire hazards which are associated with polymeric materials and the microelectronics industry is vitally dependent upon polymer degradation in the manufacture of its circuitry. Polymer properties may also be improved by processes like curing and grafting, the chemistry of which can be closely related to that which causes physical deterioration in other circumstances.