A novel cardanol-based benzoxazine (C-BOZ)/bisphenol A dicyanate ester (BADCy) blend with sea-island phase structures was successfully prepared via reaction-induced phase separation. The introduction of a long-chain alkyl group on the benzene ring significantly enhanced the thermodynamic differences between C-BOZ and BADCy. With the increase of the BADCy content, the Flory-Huggins interaction p...

The increased number of automobiles in recent years has resulted in great demand for fossil fuel. This has led to the development of automobile by using alternative fuels which include gaseous fuels, biofuels and vegetables oils as fuel. Energy from biomass and more specific bio-diesel is one of the opportunities that could cover the future demand of fossil fuel shortage. Biomass in the form of...

Thiol-ene coupling interestingly allowed to synthesize reactive primary and multi-functional amines from renewable resources with high yield and in mild conditions. These syntheses were performed in two steps from triallyl pentaerythritol (PE-Al) by esterification of the hydroxyl function with a long or medium alkyl chain and thiol-ene coupling with the cysteamine hydrochloride on the allyl fun...