A review on epoxy and polyester based polymer concrete and exploration of polyfurfuryl alcohol as polymer concrete

R Kumar - Journal of Polymers, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Petroleum based epoxy and polyester based thermoset resins can be used to produce high‐
quality polymer concrete. However, petroleum based resources are finite and this has …

Polylactic acid incorporated polyfurfuryl alcohol bioplastics: Thermal, mechanical and curing studies

M Sharib, R Kumar, KD Kumar - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2018 - Springer
Biodegradable polyfurfuryl alcohol (PFA)-based bioplastics, containing 0.5% to 3%(w/v)
dissolvable polylactic acid (PLA) fabric, were successfully fabricated with p-toluene …

Reinforcement of cellular materials with short fibres: Application to a bio-based cork multi-scale foam

L Le Barbenchon, JB Kopp, J Girardot, P Viot - Mechanics of Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
A bio-sourced foam, agglomerated cork, was chosen to evaluate the influence of short fibres
on the mechanical behaviour of cellular materials. The final material was obtained by mixing …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation of Biobased Printed Circuit Board Prototypes Using Poly (furfuryl alcohol) Resin

AM Carrigan, J Valentine, MLK Viitaniemi, K Frost… - Electronics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present study explores the processability and properties of poly (furfuryl alcohol)(PFA)-
based composites and draws comparisons with the industry-standard epoxy resin matrices …

Catalytic Conversion of Alcohols into Value-Added Products

R Vinayagamoorthi, B Viswanathan… - Catalysis for Clean …, 2021 - Springer
Alcohols belong to an important class of oxygenates, containing highly versatile hydroxyl (–
OH) functional group (s) which are capable of undergoing a variety of chemical …

[PDF][PDF] Aluminium/iron reinforced polyfurfuryl alcohol resin as advanced biocomposites

R Kumar - AIMS Materials Science, 2016 - scienceopen.com
Aluminium/iron reinforced polyfurfuryl alcohol resin as advanced biocomposites Page 1 AIMS
Materials Science, 3(3): 908-915. DOI: 10.3934/matersci.2016.3.908 Received: 03 May 2016 …

Using Polyfurfuryl Alcohol as Thermoset Adhesive/Sealant

R Kumar, R Kumar - Green Adhesives: Preparation, Properties …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Furfuryl alcohol (FA) can be used as an adhesive and sealant through temperature
dependent controlled polymerization in presence of an acid catalyst. The difficulties are …

Polyfurfuryl alcohol–a waste from sugarcane bagasse as a construction material

R Kumar - Construction Materials and Structures, 2014 - ebooks.iospress.nl
Furfuryl alcohol is extracted from the waste of sugarcane bagasse. Polyfurfuryl alcohol
(PFA), as a matrix, is obtained from the acid catalysed polymerization of furfuryl alcohol. The …