Degree Type
Dissertation
Date of Award
2009
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Chemistry
First Advisor
Richard C. Larock
Abstract
The relationship between Iowa's main crops and our research group's search for bio-renewable alternatives has produced a large number of research papers focused on the incorporation of vegetable oils into polymers that range from hard and brittle to soft and rubbery, and lately even waterborne coatings, all included in this thesis. Our search has not, however, been limited to corn and soybean oils, we have invested considerable time and effort in looking at other oils, some of which have interesting, naturally-occurring functional groups, like castor oil, or are conjugated, like tung oil. Besides our main interest in vegetable oils, we have succeeded in incorporating agricultural by-products as reinforcing materials in bio-composites, making our materials greener.
Copyright Owner
Marlen Andrea Valverde
Copyright Date
2009
Language
en
Date Available
2012-04-30
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
112 pages
Recommended Citation
Valverde, Marlen Andrea, "Green plastics, rubbers, coatings, and biocomposites from vegetable oils" (2009). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 10923.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/10923
