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Furan polymers and their reactions /

"Furfural (F) industrial production, from pentose-rich oat hulls, begun in 1922 at the Quaker Oats cereal mill in Iowa, and soon after its first resins for molding and abrasive tools were on the market in the US. That was followed by furfuryl alcohol (FA) industrial production by the same compa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gandini, Alessandro (Author), Lacerda, Talita Martins (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Hoboken, New Jersey] : JW-Wiley, 2024.
Subjects:
Furan resins.
Furfural.
Polymerization.
Chemical reactions.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • A Brief History
  • The Peculiar Chemical Features of The Furan Heterocycle and The Synthesis of Furfural and Hyroxymethylfurfural
  • Polymers from Furfural and Furfuryl Alcohol
  • Polymers from Chain Polyaddition Reactions
  • Polymers from Polycondensation (Step) Reactions
  • The Furan/Maleimide Diels-Alder Reaction Applied to Polymer Synthesis and Modification
  • Chemical and Biological Degradation
  • General Conclusions.