Biorenewable polymeric materials from vegetable oils
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The Department of Chemistry seeks to provide students with a foundation in the fundamentals and application of chemical theories and processes of the lab. Thus prepared they me pursue careers as teachers, industry supervisors, or research chemists in a variety of domains (governmental, academic, etc).
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The Department of Chemistry was founded in 1880.
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1880-present
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- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (parent college)
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This dissertation discusses the synthesis and characterization of novel biorenewable vegetable oil-based polymeric materials, including thermosets and environmentally-friendly waterborne polyurethane dispersions. The thermosets prepared by cationic polymerization and ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) display a wide range of thermophysical and mechanical properties from soft and flexible rubbers to hard and rigid plastics, which show promise as alternatives to petroleum-based plastics. The vegetable oil-based polyurethane dispersions may find applications as protective and decorative coatings in many industries.