Copolymerization as a Strategy to Combine Epoxidized Linseed Oil and Furfuryl Alcohol: The Design of a Fully Bio-Based Thermoset.

Jean-Mathieu Pin, Nathanaël Guigo, Luc Vincent, Nicolas Sbirrazzuoli, Alice Mija

ChemSusChem 2015 Dec 21

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Epoxidized linseed oil and furfuryl alcohol are bio-sourced monomers known for their high-potential applications in materials science. In this work, we propose the association of these monomers through copolymerization reactions with the target to design fully bio-based thermosets. Herein, investigations on cationic polymerization reactivity have been explored using differential scanning calorimetry. The obtained structures have been confirmed by IR spectroscopy and 2 D NMR spectroscopy, which revealed the principal chain connections. In spite of the multiple capabilities of chemical connections, which include copolymerization and cross-linking, the obtained networks are homogeneous as confirmed by dynamic mechanical analysis and SEM. Furthermore, the copolymer demonstrates a semiductile behavior if subjected to tensile measurements (tensile strain at break ≈40 %), which is a significant advance in terms of its applications as a furanic bio-based thermoset material. © 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

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Jean-Mathieu Pin, Nathanaël Guigo, Luc Vincent, Nicolas Sbirrazzuoli, Alice Mija. Copolymerization as a Strategy to Combine Epoxidized Linseed Oil and Furfuryl Alcohol: The Design of a Fully Bio-Based Thermoset. ChemSusChem. 2015 Dec 21;8(24):4149-61