In order to face the environmental concern about the use of traditional fossil-based monomers for the production of thermosetting resins, herein we report the synthesis of bio-based materials from waste cooking oil (WCO). In this context, we explore the epoxidation-acrylation strategy for the synthesis of the starting functionalized oil for the production of thermosetting resins composed of only WCO-derived monomers or in combination with terpenic comonomers such as limonene and myrcene. Furthermore, employing myrcene as comonomer produces thermosetting resins that reveal the best properties in terms of mechanical strength if compared to the homopolymer ones.
Bio-based thermosetting resins from waste cooking oil
Benedetta Palucci;Adriano Vignali;Nicoletta Ravasio;Federica Zaccheria;Fabio Bertini
2023
Abstract
In order to face the environmental concern about the use of traditional fossil-based monomers for the production of thermosetting resins, herein we report the synthesis of bio-based materials from waste cooking oil (WCO). In this context, we explore the epoxidation-acrylation strategy for the synthesis of the starting functionalized oil for the production of thermosetting resins composed of only WCO-derived monomers or in combination with terpenic comonomers such as limonene and myrcene. Furthermore, employing myrcene as comonomer produces thermosetting resins that reveal the best properties in terms of mechanical strength if compared to the homopolymer ones.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.