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POLYMERS
Volume 13, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym13091530
Keywords
pulp and paper industry; lignin; UV-curing; 3D printing
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Bio-based monomers are the future of polymer chemistry, driven by the shift towards sustainable materials and processes. Utilizing by-products from industrial processes like pulp and paper production for UV-curing offers a way to reduce waste and pollution, while meeting the growing demand for environmentally friendly alternatives to petroleum-based products.
Bio-based monomers represent the future market for polymer chemistry, since the political economics of different states promote green ventures toward more sustainable materials and processes. Industrial pulp and paper processing represent a large market that could advance the use of by-products to avoid waste production and reduce pollution. Lignin represents the most available side product that can be used to produce a bio-based monomer. This review is concentrated on the possibility of using bio-based monomer derivates from pulp and the paper industry for UV-curing processing. UV-curing represents the new frontier for thermoset production, allowing a fast reaction cure, less energy demand, and the elimination of solvent. The growing demand for new monomers increases research in the environmental field to substitute for petroleum-based products. This review provides an overview of the main monomers and relative families of compounds derived from industrial processes that are suitable for UV-curing. Particular focus is given to the developments reached in the last few years concerning lignin, rosin and terpenes and the related possible applications of these in UV-curing chemistry.
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