In polymer science and industry, the important role of thermosetting resin is well-recognized.
However, most thermosets suffer from the overdependence on petroleum resource and in …

Supramolecular chemistry originally defined by Lehn as “chemistry beyond molecules”
exploits noncovalent interactions between molecules to form 1D, 2D, and 3D …

The use of vanillin as a building block for the chemical industry is discussed in this article.
Vanillin is currently one of the only molecular phenolic compounds manufactured on an …

Molecular hybridization is a well-exploited medicinal chemistry strategy that aims to combine
two molecules (or parts of them) in a new, single chemical entity. Recently, it has been …

With a global production of around 18 million tons (6th among all polymers) and a wide
range of applications, such as rigid and soft foams, elastomers, coatings, and adhesives …

Plant-derived nanostructures and nanoparticles (NPs) have functional applications in
numerous disciplines such as health care, food and feed, cosmetics, biomedical science …

Recent years have witnessed significant progress in bio-based epoxy thermosets. A variety
of epoxy thermosets have been synthesized from various bioresources. In particular, epoxy …

Bisphenol A is an oil-derived, large market volume chemical with a wide spectrum of
applications in plastics, adhesives and thermal papers. However, bisphenol A is not …

Vanillin was used as a renewable building-block to develop a platform of 22 biobased
compounds for polymer chemistry. Vanillin-derived biobased monomers bearing epoxy …

Surfactant injection into a depleted hydrocarbon reservoir is one of the ways to reduce
residual oil saturation, thereby enhancing crude oil production. However, surfactants …