Synthesis and Application of Resin-Based Materials Based on Bio-Molecules
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 3082
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thermosetting resin; benzoxazine; polybenzoxazine; composites; high performance; tribological
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Dear Colleagues,
Thermosetting resin, as a cross-linkable polymeric precursor, can eventually form a three-dimensional network via the polymerization process. Specifically, its resulting polymer, namely, thermoset, has been widely applied in composites, coatings and adhesives. As many other commercialized polymers, thermosetting resins are facing the same challenges in terms of the availability of their raw materials from petrochemistry as well as their associated costs. The massive use of petroleum-based polymeric materials has led to potential toxic wastes, causing many problems in terms of environmental pollution as well as its corresponding regulation. Therefore, exploring the use of chemicals coming from natural renewable resources to synthesize bio-based thermosetting resins is crucial in order to meet the requirements for sustainable development.
This Special Issue will publish studies related to resin-based materials based on biomolecules, including the structural design, synthesis, molecular characterization, polymerization mechanism and property investigation of bio-based epoxy, benzoxazine, cyanate ester, bismaleimide, phenolic resin, etc. In addition, submissions related to property and application studies of composite materials based on bio-based resins are also encouraged. This Special Issue recommends that authors present their investigations into the fundamental molecular mechanisms of properties of newly developed materials based on biomolecules, which will provide molecule design principle for researchers.
Dr. Kan Zhang
Guest Editor
Dr. Yuan Zhang
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- bio-based
- biomolecule
- resin
- thermosetting resin
- curing
- polymerization mechanism
- thermoset
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