Sustainable polymers are materials derived from renewable, recycled and waste carbon
resources and their combinations, which at the end of life can be recycled, biodegraded or …

Epoxy materials in the pavement behave well in thermal stability, mechanical properties,
adhesive properties, corrosion and chemical resistance, due to unique three-dimensional …

Natural fibers today are a popular choice for applications in composite manufacturing.
Based on the sustainability benefits, biofibers such as plant fibers are replacing synthetic …

Four dimensional (4D) printing is an emerging technology with great capacity for fabricating
complex, stimuli-responsive 3D structures, providing great potential for tissue and organ …

Considering the state of affairs related to polymers and their applications, the plastic-
dependence of the modern society is evident and becomes now needless to mention …

Vegetable oils are one of the most important classes of bio-resources for producing
polymeric materials. The main components of vegetable oils are triglycerides–esters of …

The use of vegetable oils as renewable raw materials for the synthesis of various monomers
and polymeric materials is reviewed. Vegetable oils are generally considered to be the most …

A variety of renewable starting materials, such as sugars and polysaccharides, vegetable
oils, lignin, pine resin derivatives, and proteins, have so far been investigated for the …

The last few decades have witnessed a spiralling growth of interest in polymers from
renewable resources within both the scientific and industrial communities. This review …

Most of biobased polyols for polyurethanes are synthesized from vegetable oils. In the first
part, the present review goes into details of these different synthetic routes to obtain polyols …