An algae-derived partially renewable epoxy resin formulation for glass fibre-reinforced sustainable polymer composites
Dimitrios Apostolidis, William E. Dyer, Clemens Dransfeld, Barış Kumru
Abstract
A brown algae-based renewable epoxy monomer can outperform bisphenol-A based epoxy resin and composite systems by means of thermomechanical properties.
Topics & Concepts
Thermosetting polymerEpoxyComposite materialRaw materialMaterials scienceRenewable energyPhloroglucinolComposite numberRenewable resourcePolymerComposite epoxy materialChemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringElectrical engineeringFiber-reinforced polymer compositesErgonomics and Human FactorsNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites