Renewable Resource-derived Elastomer Vitrimer and Its Sustainable Manufacturing and Application in Extreme Environmental Conditions

Authors

  • Jinlong Zhang State Key Lab of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China; School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
  • Weiguo Li College of Aerospace Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
  • Qinglin Wu School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA

Keywords:

Biomass, Vitrimer, Recycling, Extreme Environment Application, Sustainable Manufacturing

Abstract

The development of biomass (e.g., lignin, cellulose or vegetable oil)-based reversibly dynamic covalent cross-linked elastomer vitrimer materials is a novel approach to address issues related to the recycling of waste cross-linked elastomer material. The primary questions discussed are about how to design chemically recycled biomass-derived cross-linked elastomer vitrimer materials, what are the potential challenges in sustainable manufacturing of cross-linked renewable resources derived elastomer vitrimer materials, and what are their potential advanced applications under extreme environmental conditions, such as extreme low or high temperature and irradiated environments.

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Published

2023-05-02

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2023)

Section

Editorial Piece