%0 Journal Article
%@ 23525541
%A Abbasi, A.
%A Nasef, M.M.
%A Yahya, W.Z.N.
%D 2019
%F scholars:11366
%I Elsevier B.V.
%J Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy
%K monomer; polymer; sulfur; vegetable oil, chemical reaction; green chemistry; inverse vulcanization; polymerization; priority journal; Review
%R 10.1016/j.scp.2019.100158
%T Copolymerization of vegetable oils and bio-based monomers with elemental sulfur: A new promising route for bio-based polymers
%U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/11366/
%V 13
%X The interest in the development of bio-based polymers is growing fast as a result of environmental concerns on common petroleum-based polymers and finite oil resources. Renewable bio-derived monomers and vegetable oils have shown a potential use as a feedstock for the development of bio-based polymers. Copolymerization of these renewable monomers with elemental sulfur provides a new promising route for the development of a variety of sulfur-containing bio-based polymers meeting the goal of green chemistry and enabling the utilization of the vast amounts of by-product sulfur in oil and gas refineries. This article briefly reviews the development of different classes of bio-based polymers containing sulfur by inverse vulcanization of sulfur with a variety of vegetable oils and renewable monomers. A number of interesting applications of such new class of bio-based polymers and their perspective are also discussed. © 2019 Elsevier B.V.
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