Plasticizers derived from vegetable oils-Battelle Memorial Institute Qatar

  • Plasticizers derived from vegetable oils-Battelle Memorial Institute Qatar
  • Plasticizers derived from vegetable oils-Battelle Memorial Institute Qatar
  • Plasticizers derived from vegetable oils-Battelle Memorial Institute Qatar
  • Is vegetable oil a good plasticizer?
  • The main components of vegetable oil are straight-chain higher fatty acids and glycerides [27, 28, 29]. Vegetable oil has the innate advantages of good degradability and non-toxic, so it is an ideal raw material of novel bio-based plasticizers . In addition, vegetable oil is inexpensive, which can reduce the cost of plasticizers.
  • Can waste oil be used as a plasticizer?
  • Very recently, researchers in our group elaborated a new plasticizer using waste oil as raw material. Liu et al. used waste cooking oil and malic acid as feedstock, and successfully developed an efficient bio-based plasticizer (acetylated-fatty acid methyl ester-malic acid ester, AC-FAME-MAE) for PVC by eco-friendly methods.
  • Can plasticizers substitute mineral oils from petroleum-based products?
  • This review highlights studies on sustainable plasticizers obtained from plant and animal biomass that can substitute mineral oils obtained from petroleum-based products. Plasticizer is a chemical agent which when introduced in plastic as an additive alters its properties and makes it softer and more flexible.
  • What raw materials are used in bio-based plasticizers?
  • The raw materials used for the production of bio-based plasticizers most often include soybean oil, linseed oil, sunflower oil, castor oil, corn oil, canola oil, rapeseed oil, palm kernel oil, cottonseed oil, peanut oil, coconut oil, palm oil, tung oil and safflower oil.
  • Can plant oils be used as Green plasticizers?
  • The usage of plant oils as green plasticizers has drawn a great interest in the plastics and rubber industries due to its renewability, low cost, and nontoxicity specifically to public health.
  • Are castor oil based plasticizers better than phthalates?
  • A disadvantage of using castor oil as a feedstock is that products based on castor oil are more expensive than phthalates, and the global supply of castor oil is limited with little growth potential. Consequently castor oil based plasticizers will ultimately have little impact on phthalate replacement.

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