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View article: Biobased epoxy resins obtained from resorcinol epoxy monomer and anhydrides
Biobased epoxy resins obtained from resorcinol epoxy monomer and anhydrides Open
View article: Self‐healing Coatings Based on Epoxy Vitrimers
Self‐healing Coatings Based on Epoxy Vitrimers Open
The present study focuses on the development of epoxy‐based vitrimeric coatings with thermal‐healing ability. For this purpose, ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (EG) is crosslinked with methyl nadic anhydride (MNA) in the presence of 1‐met…
View article: Boosting Food Packaging Sustainability Through the Valorization of Agri-Food Waste and By-Products
Boosting Food Packaging Sustainability Through the Valorization of Agri-Food Waste and By-Products Open
The environmental concerns associated with synthetic polymers have intensified the search for sustainable and biodegradable alternatives, particularly for food packaging applications. Natural biopolymers offer promising solutions due to th…
View article: Boosting Food Packaging Sustainability Through the Valorization of Agri-Food Waste and By-Products
Boosting Food Packaging Sustainability Through the Valorization of Agri-Food Waste and By-Products Open
Natural and biodegradable polymers have gained significant attention as environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional synthetic materials, especially in food packaging. These materials offer several benefits, such as reduced environ…
View article: Physicochemical Characterization of Clove Essential Oil-Chitosan Nanoparticles and Resulting Pectin Films: Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity Against Pectobacterium Carotovorum Subsp. Carotovorum
Physicochemical Characterization of Clove Essential Oil-Chitosan Nanoparticles and Resulting Pectin Films: Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity Against Pectobacterium Carotovorum Subsp. Carotovorum Open
View article: Curing Behavior of Reprocessable Epoxy Vitrimers: Thermal Analysis and Kinetics Modeling
Curing Behavior of Reprocessable Epoxy Vitrimers: Thermal Analysis and Kinetics Modeling Open
Vitrimers are a class of polymers that combine the chemical and mechanical properties of traditional thermosets with the reshaping and reprocessing features of thermoplastics. Their reshaping ability is given by the presence of reversible …
View article: Physicochemical Characterization of Chitosan/Poly-γ-Glutamic Acid Glass-like Materials
Physicochemical Characterization of Chitosan/Poly-γ-Glutamic Acid Glass-like Materials Open
This paper sets up a new route for producing non-covalently crosslinked bio-composites by blending poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) of microbial origin and chitosan (CH) through poly-electrolyte complexation under specific experimental conditi…
View article: Fully bio-based furan/maleic anhydride epoxy resin with enhanced adhesive properties
Fully bio-based furan/maleic anhydride epoxy resin with enhanced adhesive properties Open
Epoxy resins are widely used in a variety of application fields, thanks to their good mechanical strength, chemical resistance and adhesion to several substrates. Nowadays, the quite majority of epoxy resins are based on derivatives of bis…
View article: Pine Needles as a Biomass Resource for Phenolic Compounds: Trade-Off between Efficiency and Sustainability of the Extraction Methods by Life Cycle Assessment
Pine Needles as a Biomass Resource for Phenolic Compounds: Trade-Off between Efficiency and Sustainability of the Extraction Methods by Life Cycle Assessment Open
Polyphenols are natural organic compounds with many possible applications because of their unique biological activities. They can be extracted from a wide variety of waste biomasses, and a great deal of interest exists in identifying extra…
View article: Tuning the Morphology of HDPE/PP/PET Ternary Blends by Nanoparticles: A Simple Way to Improve the Performance of Mixed Recycled Plastics
Tuning the Morphology of HDPE/PP/PET Ternary Blends by Nanoparticles: A Simple Way to Improve the Performance of Mixed Recycled Plastics Open
Due to a very low mixing entropy, most of the polymer pairs are immiscible. As a result, mixing polymers of different natures in a typical mechanical recycling process leads to materials with multiple interfaces and scarce interfacial adhe…
View article: Curing Kinetics of Bioderived Furan-Based Epoxy Resins: Study on the Effect of the Epoxy Monomer/Hardener Ratio
Curing Kinetics of Bioderived Furan-Based Epoxy Resins: Study on the Effect of the Epoxy Monomer/Hardener Ratio Open
The potential of furan-based epoxy thermosets as a greener alternative to diglycidyl ether of Bisphenol A (DGEBA)-based resins has been demonstrated in recent literature. Therefore, a deep investigation of the curing behaviour of these sys…
View article: Mechanical properties and reprocessability of<scp>Diels‐Alder</scp>‐based reversible networks from furan‐modified resins
Mechanical properties and reprocessability of<span>Diels‐Alder</span>‐based reversible networks from furan‐modified resins Open
The design of thermosetting materials needs to account for their environmental impact, both in the production and the end‐of‐life phases. In this study, the furan/maleimide Diels‐Alder (DA) chemistry is exploited to develop reprocessable a…
View article: Chitosan/Zeolite Composite Aerogels for a Fast and Effective Removal of Both Anionic and Cationic Dyes from Water
Chitosan/Zeolite Composite Aerogels for a Fast and Effective Removal of Both Anionic and Cationic Dyes from Water Open
Organic dyes are extensively used in many industrial sectors, and their uncontrolled disposal into wastewaters raises serious concerns for environmental and human health. Due to the large variety of such pollutants, an effective remediatio…
View article: Thermal and Fire Behavior of a Bio-Based Epoxy/Silica Hybrid Cured with Methyl Nadic Anhydride
Thermal and Fire Behavior of a Bio-Based Epoxy/Silica Hybrid Cured with Methyl Nadic Anhydride Open
Thermosetting polymers have been widely used in many industrial applications as adhesives, coatings and laminated materials, among others. Recently, bisphenol A (BPA) has been banned as raw material for polymeric products, due to its harmf…
View article: Résines thermodurcissables et nanocomposites époxydes renouvelables à base de furanne pour les applications de revêtement
Résines thermodurcissables et nanocomposites époxydes renouvelables à base de furanne pour les applications de revêtement Open
Research on bio-based polymers is rapidly increasing in last years, pushed by growing environmental and economic concerns, as well as by the uncertainty about future availability of finite petrochemical resources. Sustainability is a keywo…
View article: Green approaches in the synthesis of furan-based diepoxy monomers
Green approaches in the synthesis of furan-based diepoxy monomers Open
Two eco-respectful, one-step synthetic routes for the preparation of a bio-based epoxy monomer derived from furan precursors are developed.