ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(42), P. 15376 - 15386
Published: Oct. 7, 2024
Lignin,
being
the
most
abundant
renewable
aromatic
polymer,
exhibits
immense
potential
in
sustainable
biobased
epoxy
adhesives.
However,
tedious
preparation
process
and
uncontrolled
homopolymerization
of
epoxidized
lignin
hinder
their
large-scale
production.
Herein,
we
propose
a
facile
one-step
strategy
to
synthesize
high-performance
waterborne
lignin-based
adhesive
based
on
high
selectivity
phenol-epoxy
reaction.
Owing
acidity
difference
between
phenol
aliphatic
hydroxyl,
phenolic
hydroxyl
groups
can
be
preferentially
initiated
with
groups,
which
inhibit
reaction
polyglycidol
chain
propagation.
The
resulting
nanoparticles
(ELNPs)
feature
nanoscale
(150–250
nm),
low
molecular
weight,
value
(∼3.84
mmol
g–1).
ELNP
colloidal
dispersions
possess
zeta
potentials
(−34.20
mV)
impressive
long-term
storage
stability
(temperature
=
4–60
°C,
pH
2–12).
use
cost-effective
ELNPs
as
wood
has
shown
competitive
shear
strength
∼14.89
MPa,
comparable
those
commercial
bisphenol
A
resin
phenol-formaldehyde
resin.
thermo-curing
demonstrate
excellent
chemical
solvent
resistance
thermal
(∼395
°C).
Additionally,
fabrication
demonstrates
good
scalability
(≥15
kg)
viability
(472
€/ton)
This
synthetic
provides
promising
pathway
for
producing
cost-efficient
resins
that
used
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(46), P. 16442 - 16452
Published: Nov. 9, 2023
In
the
context
of
transitioning
toward
a
more
sustainable
use
natural
resources,
application
lignin
to
substitute
commonly
utilized
petroleum-based
plastics
can
play
key
role.
Although
is
highly
available
at
low
cost
and
presents
interesting
properties,
such
as
antioxidant
UV
barrier
activities,
its
limited
by
reactivity,
which
consequence
harsh
conditions
normally
used
extract
from
biomass.
this
work,
glyoxylic
acid
(GA
lignin),
rich
in
carboxylic
groups
hence
reactive
epoxy
cross-linkers,
presented.
GA
lignin,
directly
extracted
biomass
via
one-step
aldehyde-assisted
fractionation
process,
allowed
preparation
thermoset
films
coatings
simple
reaction
with
poly(ethylene
glycol)
diglycidyl
ether
glycerol
cross-linkers.
This
allows
one
prepare
freestanding
containing
up
70
wt
%
tunable
mechanical
properties
covalently
surface-attached
90
high
solvent
resistance.
Both
display
combine
excellent
activity
visible
transparency,
attractive
for
applications
food
packaging.
Molecules,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
27(23), P. 8143 - 8143
Published: Nov. 23, 2022
Lignin,
being
one
of
the
main
structural
components
lignocellulosic
biomass,
is
considered
most
abundant
natural
source
phenolics
and
aromatics.
Efforts
for
its
valorisation
were
recently
explored
as
it
mostly
treated
waste
from
heat/energy
production
via
combustion.
Among
them,
polymer-based
lignin
composites
are
a
promising
approach
to
both
valorise
fine
tune
properties
polymers.
In
this
work,
organosolv
lignin,
beech
wood,
was
used
fillers
in
poly
(lactic
acid)
(PLA)
matrix.
The
PLA/lignin
prepared
using
melt
mixing
masterbatches
with
neat
PLA
three
different
contents:
0.5,
1.0
2.5
wt%.
Lignin
as-isolated,
biomass
pretreatment/fractionation
process
after
8
h
ball
milling.
characterised
Scanning
Electron
Microscopy
(SEM),
Fourier
Transform
Infrared
Spectroscopy
(FTIR)
spectroscopy,
X-ray
Diffraction
(XRD),
Differential
Calorimetry
(DSC).
Additionally,
their
antioxidant
activity
assessed
2,2-Diphenyil-1-picrylhydrazyl
(DPPH)
method,
colour
measured
colorimeter
mechanical
evaluated
tensile
testing.
Ball
milling,
at
least
under
conditions
applied
study,
did
not
induce
further
substantial
decrease
already
relatively
small
primary
particles
~1
μm.
All
produced
had
uniform
dispersion
lignin.
Compression-moulded
films
successfully
prepared,
they
coloured
brown,
ball-milled
giving
slightly
lighter
comparison
as-received
Hydrogen
bonding
detected
between
composites,
crystallization
suppressed
by
suppression
less
pronounced
showed
significantly
improved
activity,
maintained
filler
content
1
Polymers,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(4), P. 447 - 447
Published: Feb. 8, 2025
Epoxy
resins
are
critical
materials
in
aerospace
applications,
yet
their
mechanical
properties,
specifically
the
tensile
modulus,
can
be
significantly
compromised
when
exposed
to
electron
irradiation
space
environments.
To
thoroughly
examine
this
degradation,
we
developed
an
integrated
research
approach
combining
vacuum
experiments
with
multi-scale
simulations.
Coarse-grained
(CG)
and
Monte
Carlo
(MC)
methods
were
employed
generate
necessary
models
primary
knock-on
atom
(PKA)
data,
while
molecular
dynamics
(MD)
simulations
conducted
model
processes.
Our
findings
reveal
that
modulus
percentage
loss
of
epoxy
resin
stabilizes
as
dose
approaches
1.0×101⁵
eV/cm2.
The
strong
agreement
between
experimental
simulation
results
validates
accuracy
methodology.
In
systems
studied
different
degrees
cross-linking,
leads
increase
low
cross-linked
structures
a
maximum
21.46%,
it
decrease
high
8.03%.
This
has
been
successfully
applied
investigate
trends
causes
changes
after
irradiation.
It
used
explore
properties
wider
range
polymers
Industrial Crops and Products,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
212, P. 118346 - 118346
Published: March 6, 2024
Furfuryl
alcohol
is
amongst
the
top
platform
chemicals
within
a
modern
biorefinery
and
widely
used
for
poly
(furfuryl
alcohol)
(PFA)
synthesis.
Nanocellulose
addition
to
PFA
can
yield
production
of
fully
biomass-derived
nanocomposite
thermosets
with
improved
thermomechanical
properties.
However,
limited
studies
have
been
conducted
due
cellulose's
hydrophilic
nature
its
incompatibility
polymer
substrates.
This
study
shows
successful
incorporation
cellulose
nanofibers
nanocrystals
in
matrix,
4
different
loading
levels
each
type
additive.
Microscopy
observations
were
employed
determine
dispersion
into
substrate,
while
composites'
thermal
properties
slightly
improved.
A
remarkable
increase
glass
transition
temperature
(Tg)
up
30
°C
was
noted
all
composite
materials,
compared
neat
PFA.
In
particular,
storage
modulus
rubbery
state
significantly
higher
when
level
above
0.5
wt%.
Finally,
it
found
that
FA
polymerization
aqueous
conditions
enhance
formation
carbonyl
species
through
furan
opening
reactions,
thus
allowing
more
hydroxyls
interact
matrix.