Vegetable Oil-Based Polymers and Their Surface Applications

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Vegetable Oil Based Polymers and Their Surface Applications presents detailed coverage of principles, preparation methods and novel surface uses of vegetable oil based polymers. This comprehensive, state-of-the-art book follows the journey of vegetable oils from seeds to surfaces in a range of advanced applications. Opening chapters discuss theory, principles and characterization techniques while other sections present concepts on the preparation of different polymer types based on vegetable oil. The final section of the book provides extensive coverage of applications, enabling the preparation of vegetable oil based polymers for a range of products and industries.

This is a valuable resource for researchers, scientists, and advanced students in polymer chemistry, surfaces and coatings, natural polymers, materials chemistry, chemical engineering and plastics engineering. In an industrial setting, this book supports R&D professionals, scientists, and engineers interested in developing innovative biobased materials for a range of applications, including automotive and aerospace, packaging, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, biomedicine and consumer goods.

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SECTION A: Introduction to Vegetable Oils Chemistry, Chemical Reactions and Characterisation Techniques 1. Vegetable Oils: Seeds to Surfaces 2. Vegetable Oils: Biofactories of Nature and Chemical Reactions 3. Characterisation Techniques for Vegetable Oils

SECTION B: Preparation of Vegetable Oil Based Polymers 4. Epoxies from Vegetable Oils 5. Alkyds from Vegetable Oils 6. Polyesteramides from Vegetable Oils 7. Polyetheramides from Vegetable Oils 8. Polyurethanes from Vegetable Oils

SECTION C: Applications of Vegetable Oil Based Polymers 9. Vegetable Oil Based Coatings 10. Vegetable Oil Based Inks 11. Vegetable Oil Based Packaging Materials 12. Vegetable Oil Based Hydrogels 13. Vegetable Oil Based Cosmetics 14. Vegetable Oil Based Lubricants 15. Vegetable Oils in Nanoparticle Synthesis 16. Vegetable Oils as Organic Inorganic Hybrids 17. Vegetable Oil Based Polymer Composites 18. Applications of Vegetable Oil Based Polymers: Cost Benefit Analysis and LCA 19. Future Perspectives for Vegetable Oil Based Polymers