Working Paper
Authors
- Rangana Wijayapala ,
- Satish Mishra ,
- Bill Elmore ,
- Charles Freeman Jr ,
- Santanu Kundu
Misissippi State University
Abstract
In this study, crosslinked polymers were synthesized from cottonseed oil. Unsaturated fatty acids, the major components of cottonseed oils, were initially epoxidized. A network polymer was then formed by crosslinking the epoxidized oil with maleic anhydrate. Mechanical properties of these polymers were altered by varying the amount of maleic anhydrate. These polymers have a tensile modulus of the order 1 MPa and are stable in the acidic and alkaline environment.
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