A Review of Wood Biomass-Based Fatty Acids and Rosin Acids Use in Polymeric Materials
Laima Vēvere, Anda Fridrihsone, Miķelis Kirpļuks, Uģis Cābulis
Abstract
In recent decades, vegetable oils as a potential replacement for petrochemical materials have been extensively studied. Tall oil (crude tall oil, distilled tall oil, tall oil fatty acids, and rosin acids) is a good source to be turned into polymeric materials. Unlike vegetable oils, tall oil is considered as lignocellulosic plant biomass waste and is considered to be the second-generation raw material, thus it is not competing with the food and feed chain. The main purpose of this review article is to identify in what kind of polymeric materials wood biomass-based fatty acids and rosin acids have been applied and their impact on the properties.
Topics & Concepts
RosinTall oilPetrochemicalRaw materialBiomass (ecology)Resin acidPulp and paper industryChemistryOrganic chemistryWaxEnvironmental scienceWaste managementFood scienceBiologyAgronomyEngineeringPolymer composites and self-healingLignin and Wood ChemistryNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites