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Green Nanocomposites from Renewable Resources: Biodegradable Plant Oil‐Silica Hybrid Coatings
Author(s) -
Tsujimoto Takashi,
Uyama Hiroshi,
Kobayashi Shiro
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.200350015
Subject(s) - nanocomposite , materials science , renewable resource , curing (chemistry) , renewable energy , biodegradation , polymer , composite material , organic chemistry , chemistry , electrical engineering , engineering
Green nanocomposite coatings based on renewable plant oils have been developed. An acid‐catalyzed curing of epoxidized plant oils with 3‐glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane produced transparent nanocomposites. The hardness and mechanical strength improved by incorporating the silica network into the organic polymer matrix, and good flexibility was observed in the nanocomposite. The nanocomposites showed high biodegradability.