A sustainable waterborne vanillin–eugenol–acrylate miniemulsion with suitable antibacterial properties as a substitute for the styrene–acrylate emulsion
Lei Zhang, Jianzhong Ma, Bin Lyu, Yuehong Zhang, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Chenyang Liu
Abstract
Sustainable monomers DV and DE were employed as substitutes for styrene and a petroleum-based crosslinker respectively to copolymerize with BA to afford a waterborne P(DV–BA–DE) miniemulsion, which is an ideal antibacterial coating for leather.
Topics & Concepts
MiniemulsionAcrylateStyreneEmulsionMonomerCoatingVanillinMaterials sciencePolymer chemistryChemistryOrganic chemistryCopolymerPolymerPolymer composites and self-healingLignin and Wood ChemistryPhotopolymerization techniques and applications