Description
Book SynopsisThere is an increasing awareness that materials and chemicals produced from fossil fuels are not sustainable, both in terms of the pollution caused by the extraction and production processes, and the fact that there is only a finite supply of these fossil fuels. Therefore, there is a strong incentive to find sources for chemicals and materials from source materials that we know we can continue to generate. Plants are a source of a wide variety of chemicals, many with interesting properties, and these chemical feedstocks are considered renewable rather than finite. Green Chemistry and Green Materials from Plant Oils and Natural Acids covers the application of these natural materials in producing polymers, lubricants and plasticisers.
Table of ContentsStrategic Approach to the Design of Polymers from Natural Oils;Natural Epoxy Oil (Euphorbia Oil) Polymerization in Liquid Carbon Dioxide–Green Solvents;Soybean Oil-based Polymers and Their Composites;Plant Oil-based Polyurethanes;Non-isocyanate Polyurethane from Vegetable and Microalgal Oils;Preparation and Application of Renewable Intrinsically Flame-retardant Epoxy Resins from Plant Oils;Reactions of Mixed Natural Acids and Esters in Acidic Media;Industrial Chemicals via Decarboxylation of Natural Carboxylic Acids;A Novel Application of Chemically Modified Eleostearic Acid Methyl Ester (EAME) for Improving Diesel Lubricity;Sustainable Lubricant Formulations from Natural Oils: A Short Review;Plant Oil-based Plasticizers;Genetic and Process Engineering for Select Glycolipid Biosynthesis from Plant/Algal Oils or Their Derivatives
