RSC Advances · 2015 · 77 citations · 31 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceOrganic ChemistryPolymer ChemistryPolymer MaterialsGreen Polymer ChemistryPolymer CharacterizationPolymer FunctionalizationPolymer SynthesisRenewable MaterialsSmart PolymersClick ChemistryClick Chemistry FunctionalizationClick Chemistry LabelingClick PolymerizationPlasticizationPlasticizersPolymer PlasticizationSustainable Plastics
Cardanol, a famous renewable organic resource of the cashew industry, was covalently linked to PVC chains as a natural internal plasticizer using the click reaction. The modified PVC exhibited decreased <italic>T</italic><sub>g</sub> and near-zero migration.
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