MAROTTA , Angela

Research on bio-based polymers is rapidly increasing in last years, pushed by growing environmental and economic concerns, as well as by the uncertainty about future availability of finite petrochemical resources. Sustainability is a keyword in this process. In this frame, products that are respectful towards the environment, including...

A review. This chapter highlights the main recent researches on biobased thermo-setting resins. In the last two decades, esp. the last years, many efforts were dedicated (i) to synthesize new biobased building blocks used thereafter to build thermosetting resins and/or (ii) to elaborate thermosetting resins from renewable resources. The...

The last two decades have witnessed a significant growth in using bioderived materials, driven by the necessity of replacing fossil-derived precursors, reducing the fossil fuel consumption, and lowering the global environmental impact. This is possible thanks to the availability of abundant resources from biomasses and the development of...

Biobased, solvent-free thermosetting coating systems are developed from epoxidized hydroxymethylfuran (BOMF) crosslinked with Me nadic anhydride (MNA) filled with TiO2 nanoparticles. The effect of 1 to 5 wt% of TiO2 on the curing behavior of the resin and the overall performance of the resulting coatings is studied by means of rheol., thermal,...