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One-pot synthesis of fully biobased polyureas with excellent mechanical properties from epoxidized soybean oil

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Ureido functions make soybean oil-based polymers tougher while maintaining the sustainability. Simply from urea, diamine and epoxidized soybean oil, urea functions were introduced in the backbone of polymers to achieve superior mechanical properties.

Source: RSC Sustainability

DOI: 10.1039/d5su00095e

Authors: Lei Zhang, Donglin Tang

Institution: South China University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Polymer composites and self-healing

Subfield: Polymers and Plastics

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: South China University of Technology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology