Progress in the design and synthesis of biobased epoxy covalent adaptable networks

XL Zhao, YD Li, JB Zeng - Polymer Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Epoxy thermosets have outstanding physical and chemical properties, but they are
unrecyclable/non-degradable due to their permanently cross-linked networks, and are also …

Boronic acid esters and anhydrates as dynamic cross-links in vitrimers

M Gosecki, M Gosecka - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Growing environmental awareness imposes on polymer scientists the development of novel
materials that show a longer lifetime and that can be easily recycled. These challenges were …

Closed-loop recyclable fully bio-based epoxy vitrimers from ferulic acid-derived hyperbranched epoxy resin

L Zhong, Y Hao, J Zhang, F Wei, T Li, M Miao… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Epoxy vitrimers with dynamic covalent networks enable reprocessing and recycling of epoxy
thermosets. However, achieving high mechanical performance remains a challenge. In this …

Tough, reprocessable, and recyclable dynamic covalent polymers with ultrastable long‐lived room‐temperature phosphorescence

ZH Zhao, PC Zhao, SY Chen, YX Zheng… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Room‐temperature phosphorescence (RTP) polymers, whose emission can persist for a
long period after photoexcitation, are of great importance for practical applications. Herein …

High-performance recyclable and malleable epoxy resin with vanillin-based hyperbranched epoxy resin containing dual dynamic bonds

Y Hao, L Zhong, T Li, J Zhang… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dynamic covalent polymer networks represent new opportunities in the design of
sustainable epoxy resins due to their excellent malleability and reprocessability; however …

Biodegradable epoxy resin from vanillin with excellent flame-retardant and outstanding mechanical properties

J Ma, G Li, X Hua, N Liu, Z Liu, F Zhang, L Yu… - Polymer Degradation …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the sustainable and biodegradable flame retardant epoxy resin was designed
and prepared to replace resource-limited petrochemicals, especially, bisphenol A type …

A tough and self-healing polymer enabled by promoting bond exchange in boronic esters with neighboring hydroxyl groups

ZH Zhao, DP Wang, JL Zuo, CH Li - ACS Materials Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
B–O bonds are effective for constructing self-healing polymers, because of their unique
combination of high thermodynamic stability and kinetic tunability. However, it is still …

Strong and recyclable soybean oil-based epoxy adhesives based on dynamic borate

C Li, Y Chen, Y Zeng, Y Wu, W Liu, R Qiu - European Polymer Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Biobased and recyclable epoxy vitrimer adhesives (ESOBV) containing dynamic borate
ester bonds were formulated from epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) and a dithiol borate ester …

Fabrication of malleable, repairable, weldable, recyclable and robust epoxy vitrimers from itaconic acid for recycled adhesion

W Yang, Q Yi, F Liu, X Pan, Y Zeng - European Polymer Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Epoxy vitrimers with robust mechanical properties, facile self-healing and recycling are
highly desired and maintain a challenge. In the present work, a series of novel itaconic acid …

Rosin-based epoxy vitrimers with dynamic boronic ester bonds

Y Zeng, J Li, S Liu, B Yang - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rosin is an abundantly available natural product. In this paper, for the first time, a rosin
derivative is employed as the main monomer for preparation of epoxy vitrimers to improve …