Castor oil-derived polyurethane networks multiple recyclability based on reversible dynamic acetal bond
Muhammad Abu Taher, Yi Su, Xiaolin Wang, Xiaobo Xu, Md. Ahsan Habib, Jin Zhu, Jing Chen
Abstract
Making polyurethanes (PUs) from castor oil (CO) is severely constrained because they cannot be recycled due to the irreversibly cross-linked structure.
Topics & Concepts
PolyurethaneCastor oilAcetalMaterials sciencePolymer sciencePolymer chemistryComposite materialComputer scienceChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryChemistryEngineeringPolymer composites and self-healingSynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization