Biopolymers based on rosin

Mitchell, Geoffrey R.; Mahendra, Vidhura; Sousa, Dora

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Mitchell, Geoffrey R.

Mahendra, Vidhura

Sousa, Dora

Abstract(s)

Rosin is a material, which can be obtained from pine resin using a green technology with no waste output. It is a mixture of terpenes with a functionality that make them a rich chemical resource. Rosin is a material which has been available for hundreds of years and has developed many niche applications some old, some new. The authors review the potential of this material for preparing sustainable biopolymers and composites by identifying the reaction paths. The authors conclude that foams and composites may be the most effective route to high volume applications based on rosin.

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This work form part of the Green Thermosets project PTDZ/0001/2015 funded by the Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT) in Portugal. We acknowledge most helpful discussions with our Algerian partners, Dr Amine Harrane of the university of Oran and his research group in this project. The authors thank Respol for permission to reproduce Table 1 in this paper.