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Research Project: New High-Value Biobased Materials with Applications Across Industry

Location: Bio-oils Research

Title: Vegetable oil-based polymers and composites prepared in "green" media

Author
item Liu, Zengshe - Kevin

Submitted to: American Chemical Society SE/SW Regional Meeting
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/2/2023
Publication Date: 11/13/2023
Citation: Liu, Z. 2023. Vegetable oil-based polymers and composites prepared in "green" media [abstract]. American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting (SWRM 2023), Oklahoma City, OK, November 15-18, 2023.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: This presentation will summarize vegetable oil-based polymers and composites prepared in supercritical or liquid CO2. We have explored the use of these polymers and composites in a variety of industrial applications, such as plastics, lubricants, coatings, etc. The results will be reported and discussed. We will specifically focus on the ring-opening polymerization of euphorbia oil (EuO) in liquid carbon dioxide-green media using Lewis acid catalyst. A variety of analytical techniques have been used to characterize the materials, including FTIR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and gel permeation chromatography (GPC).