From vanillin to biobased aromatic polymers

H Qiang, J Wang, H Liu, Y Zhu - Polymer Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Aromatic compounds are platform chemicals used in the manufacture of commodity
polymers. The development of bio-based aromatic compounds is expected to reduce the …

Vanillin-based epoxy vitrimers: looking at the cystamine hardener from a different perspective

S Guggari, F Magliozzi, S Malburet… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Epoxy vitrimers encompass many advantages compared to traditional epoxy materials such
as recyclability, repairability, and reprocessability. These properties are induced by the …

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 …

The rise of phosphate ester exchange in developing dynamic covalent networks: Advances and challenges

K Deng, X Feng, H Yang, C Yan - European Polymer Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Traditional thermosetting plastics are composed of permanent covalent crosslinked
networks, which contribute to plastic waste issues that contradict the principles of …

Reprocessable polyurethane foams using acetoacetyl-formed amides

H Kassem, L Imbernon, L Stricker… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Like any other thermosetting material, polyurethane foams (PUFs) contain permanent cross-
links that hinder their reprocessability and make their recyclability a tedious and …

Vitrimeric epoxy-amine polyimine networks based on a renewable vanillin derivative

A Roig, P Hidalgo, X Ramis, S De la Flor… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A series of bio-based polyimine vitrimers was obtained and characterized. A diimine-
diglycidyl monomer (DIDG) was synthesized by condensing vanillin with 4, 4′-oxydianiline …

Reprocessable and degradable bio-based polyurethane by molecular design engineering with extraordinary mechanical properties for recycling carbon fiber

Y Sun, X Tian, H Xie, B Shi, J Zhong, X Liu, Y Yang - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, bio-based covalent adaptable networks (CANs) and vitrimers have
developed rapidly in order to meet the renewable and sustainable requirements. It should …

High‐Performance, Light‐Stimulation Healable, and Closed‐Loop Recyclable Lignin‐Based Covalent Adaptable Networks

X Ma, X Wang, H Zhao, X Xu, M Cui, NE Stott, P Chen… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, high‐performance, light‐stimulation healable, and closed‐loop recyclable
covalent adaptable networks are successfully synthesized from natural lignin‐based …

One-shot transformation of ordinary polyesters into vitrimers: decomposition-triggered cross-linking and assistance of dynamic covalent bonds

T Kimura, M Hayashi - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Vitrimers are a new type of cross-linked material showing sustainable functions due to the
associative bond exchange nature. In this study, we explore one-shot transformation of …

Vanillin-based degradable polyurethane thermosets demonstrating high bio-content and mechanical properties

D Zhao, X Liang, J Wang, J Du… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polyurethanes are widely used polymeric materials, but they are rarely biorenewable and
degradable. Although some previously reported bio-based polyurethanes exhibit good …