Improving the Recyclability of an Epoxy Resin through the Addition of New Biobased Vitrimer.

ABSTRACT: In recent decades, the use of thermoset epoxy resins (ER) has spread to countless applications due to their mechanical properties, heat resistance and stability. However, these ERs are neither biodegradable nor recyclable due to their permanent crosslinked networks and usually, they are synthesized from fossil and toxic precursors. Therefore, reducing its consumption is of vital importance to the environment. On the one hand, the solution to the recyclability problems of epoxy resins can be achieved through the use of vitrimers, which have thermoset properties and can be recycled as thermoplastic materials. On the other hand, vitrimers can be made from natural sources, reducing their toxicity. In this work, a sustainable epoxy vitrimer has been efficiently synthesized, VESOV, by curing epo

SUBMITTER: Veloso-Fernandez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10537514 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature