Thermally Reversible Polymeric Networks from Vegetable Oils

Low cross-link density thermally reversible networks were successfully synthesized from jatropha and sunflower oils. The oils were epoxidized and subsequently reacted with furfurylamine to attach furan groups onto the triglycerides, preferably at the epoxide sites rather than at the ester ones. Unde...

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Main Authors: Frita Yuliati, Jennifer Hong, Keshia S. Indriadi, Francesco Picchioni, Ranjita K. Bose
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Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/8/1708
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author Frita Yuliati
Jennifer Hong
Keshia S. Indriadi
Francesco Picchioni
Ranjita K. Bose
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Jennifer Hong
Keshia S. Indriadi
Francesco Picchioni
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description Low cross-link density thermally reversible networks were successfully synthesized from jatropha and sunflower oils. The oils were epoxidized and subsequently reacted with furfurylamine to attach furan groups onto the triglycerides, preferably at the epoxide sites rather than at the ester ones. Under the same reaction conditions, the modified jatropha oil retained the triglyceride structure more efficiently than its sunflower-based counterpart, i.e., the ester aminolysis reaction was less relevant for the jatropha oil. These furan-modified oils were then reacted with mixtures of aliphatic and aromatic bismaleimides, viz. 1,12-bismaleimido dodecane and 1,1′-(methylenedi-4,1-phenylene)bismaleimide, resulting in a series of polymers with T<sub>g</sub> ranging between 3.6 and 19.8 °C. Changes in the chemical structure and mechanical properties during recurrent thermal cycles suggested that the Diels–Alder and retro-Diels–Alder reactions occurred. However, the reversibility was reduced over the thermal cycles due to several possible causes. There are indications that the maleimide groups were homopolymerized and the Diels–Alder adducts were aromatized, leading to irreversibly cross-linked polymers. Two of the polymers were successfully applied as adhesives without modifications. This result demonstrates one of the potential applications of these polymers.
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spelling doaj.art-57b0a632ae8e451bb15bea139a7c21be2023-11-20T08:28:38ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602020-07-01128170810.3390/polym12081708Thermally Reversible Polymeric Networks from Vegetable OilsFrita Yuliati0Jennifer Hong1Keshia S. Indriadi2Francesco Picchioni3Ranjita K. Bose4Laboratory for Polymer Technology, Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology, Jalan M.H. Thamrin no. 8, Jakarta 10340, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The NetherlandsDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The NetherlandsDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The NetherlandsDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The NetherlandsLow cross-link density thermally reversible networks were successfully synthesized from jatropha and sunflower oils. The oils were epoxidized and subsequently reacted with furfurylamine to attach furan groups onto the triglycerides, preferably at the epoxide sites rather than at the ester ones. Under the same reaction conditions, the modified jatropha oil retained the triglyceride structure more efficiently than its sunflower-based counterpart, i.e., the ester aminolysis reaction was less relevant for the jatropha oil. These furan-modified oils were then reacted with mixtures of aliphatic and aromatic bismaleimides, viz. 1,12-bismaleimido dodecane and 1,1′-(methylenedi-4,1-phenylene)bismaleimide, resulting in a series of polymers with T<sub>g</sub> ranging between 3.6 and 19.8 °C. Changes in the chemical structure and mechanical properties during recurrent thermal cycles suggested that the Diels–Alder and retro-Diels–Alder reactions occurred. However, the reversibility was reduced over the thermal cycles due to several possible causes. There are indications that the maleimide groups were homopolymerized and the Diels–Alder adducts were aromatized, leading to irreversibly cross-linked polymers. Two of the polymers were successfully applied as adhesives without modifications. This result demonstrates one of the potential applications of these polymers.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/8/1708jatropha oilsunflower oilDiels–Alderthermally reversible networks
spellingShingle Frita Yuliati
Jennifer Hong
Keshia S. Indriadi
Francesco Picchioni
Ranjita K. Bose
Thermally Reversible Polymeric Networks from Vegetable Oils
Polymers
jatropha oil
sunflower oil
Diels–Alder
thermally reversible networks
title Thermally Reversible Polymeric Networks from Vegetable Oils
title_full Thermally Reversible Polymeric Networks from Vegetable Oils
title_fullStr Thermally Reversible Polymeric Networks from Vegetable Oils
title_full_unstemmed Thermally Reversible Polymeric Networks from Vegetable Oils
title_short Thermally Reversible Polymeric Networks from Vegetable Oils
title_sort thermally reversible polymeric networks from vegetable oils
topic jatropha oil
sunflower oil
Diels–Alder
thermally reversible networks
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/8/1708
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