| Author(s) | Alessandro Gandini, Talita M. Lacerda |
 | Year | 2019 |
 | Pages | 156 |
 | Language | English |
 | Format | PDF |
 | Size | 10 MB
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 | Publisher | Wiley-Scrivener |
 | ISBN | 1119555795, 978-1119555797, B07KRR24CX |
The purpose of this monograph is
to provide a thorough outlook on the topic related to the synthesis and
characterization of original macromolecular materials derived from plant
oils, an important part of the broader steadily growing discipline of
polymers from renewable resources. The interest in vegetable oils as
sources of biodiesel and materials has witnessed a remarkable growth of
scientific and industrial interest since the beginning of the third
millennium responding to the pressing drive to implement sustainability
in the energy and materials sectors.
The book highlights the most
relevant strategies being pursued to elaborate polymers derived from a
variety of common oils, by direct activation or through chemical
modifications yielding novel monomers. Because glycerol is the main
byproduct of biodiesel production, it is treated here as the other
logical source of macromolecular synthesis. Each of the different
approaches is illustrated by an introductory layout of the underlying
chemical mechanisms, followed by examples of notable achievements in
terms of the properties and potential applications of the ensuing
materials, which span a wide range of structures and performances. In
particular, original pathways involving click-chemistry reactions as
thiol-ene and Diels-Alder couplings and metathesis polymerizations are
discussed and shown to reflect the involvement of a growing number of
research programs worldwide.
It is important to underline that
the book is not a scientific review covering the details of all relevant
literature, but instead a reasoned and well-documented presentation of
the state-of-the-art aimed at professionals in the field of polymer
science, as well as at both undergraduate and graduate students and,
more generally at chemists interested in the rational exploitation of
renewable resources.
