The battle for the “green” polymer. Different approaches for biopolymer synthesis: bioadvantaged vs. bioreplacement

N Hernández, RC Williams, EW Cochran - Organic & biomolecular …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Biopolymers have been used throughout history; however, in the last two centuries they
have seen a decrease in their utilization as the proliferation of inexpensive and mass …

Green approaches to engineer tough biobased epoxies: a review

G Mashouf Roudsari, AK Mohanty… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Epoxy resins possess a variety of excellent properties including adhesion, mechanical
performance, electrical insulation and chemical resistance; however cured epoxy resin is …

Laboratory investigation of using acrylated epoxidized soybean oil (AESO) for asphalt modification

C Chen, JH Podolsky, RC Williams… - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
This investigation examines the modification effect of using two types of acrylated
epoxidized soybean oil (AESO) in asphalt binder at various concentration levels. The effects …

Gel point suppression in RAFT polymerization of pure acrylic cross-linker derived from soybean oil

M Yan, Y Huang, M Lu, FY Lin, NB Hernández… - …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Here we report the reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization
of acrylated epoxidized soybean oil (AESO), a cross-linker molecule, to high conversion (> …

An industrial history of RAFT polymerization

G Moad - RAFT Polymerization: Methods, Synthesis and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter traces the history of radical polymerization with reversible addition–
fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT polymerization) and the rapid evolution in applications of …

Fully Atom-Efficient Solvent-Mediated Biopolymer Manufacturing: A Base Case Illustrated with Macromolecular Surfactants Tailored to Stable Polymer–Water …

B Kuehl, S Raman, A Becker, V Garg… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
This work introduces a novel 1-pot, 0-waste, 0-VOC methodology for synthesizing polymeric
surfactants using acrylated epoxidized soybean oil and acrylated glycerol as primary …

Easy-Processable and Aging-Free All-Polymer Polysiloxane Composites

L Shen, T Wang, S Goyal, TH Lee, FY Lin… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Here, we report all-polymer polysiloxane composites that overcome the long-standing
processing problems of silica-reinforced silicone rubbers. Polystyrene fillers are dispersed …

Preliminary investigation of bioadvantaged polymers as sustainable alternatives to petroleum-derived polymers for asphalt modification

C Chen, JH Podolsky, NB Hernández… - Materials and …, 2017 - Springer
Due to recent volatility in the petroleum market, the possibility of using sustainable
alternative materials as substitutes has gained great interest and viability. The purpose of …

Effects of vegetable oil composition on epoxidation kinetics and physical properties

M Yan, EM Frank, EW Cochran - Journal of the American Oil …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, we investigate the role of triacylglycerol composition on the properties of
epoxidized vegetable oils and the kinetics of the epoxidation process under conditions …

Determination of the optimum polystyrene parameters using asphalt binder modified with poly (styrene-acrylated epoxidised soybean oil) through response surface …

C Chen, JH Podolsky, RC Williams… - Road Materials and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This paper evaluated the modification effects of soybean oil-based block bio-advantaged
copolymers, poly (styrene-block-acrylated epoxidised soybean oil)(PS-PAESO) using …