Abstract
The development of novel bio-based polymers from inexpensive and renewable materials has the potential to greatly impact our current economy, the environment, and our energy matrix. The replacement of petroleum-based materials with bio-based counterparts can be greatly advantageous. The advantages of bio-based materials are the ready availability of large quantities of renewable starting materials at insignificant costs, the potential of producing more bio-degradable materials than the virtually indestructible petroleum-based polymers, the possibility of obtaining properties not currently available in commercial petroleum-based products, and their overall intrinsic low toxicity. This chapter presents the reader with an overview of the major accomplishments in bio-based polyurethane research, with a special focus on polyhydroxyurethanes (PHUs). Alternative polyurethane (PU) systems from nonisocyanate sources are briefly described in this chapter, and concluding remarks give a perspective on the future of bio-based PHUs.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Bio-based Plant Oil Polymers and Composites |
| Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
| Pages | 55-71 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780323371285 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780323358330 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- General Engineering
- General Materials Science
Keywords
- Diisocyanates
- Polyhydroxyurethanes (PHUs)
- Polyols
- Polyurethanes (PUs)
- Terpenes
