We have prepared and examined a variety of bio-based thermoplastics, thermosets, and composites, including epoxies, vinyl esters, allyl ethers, polyesters, and polycarbonates with and without reinforcing fibers. These novel materials were strategically assembled from monomers based on lignin-derived, (hemi) cellulose-derived, and cashew nut shell liquid-derived platform chemicals.

In this webinar, we will highlight our work on fundamentally understanding the processing-structure-property relationships of our bio-based polymers and composites via APC, thermal, and rheological techniques, all of which were performed on Waters and TA Instruments instrumentation.