Synthesis and thermal studies of new soybean and grape seed oil-based polymers: Clean and efficient pathway using green Chemistry principles

Abstract

This paper describes the synthesis of polymers from glycerol and vegetable oils as soybean and grape seed, synthesized following the principles of Green Chemistry. Simultaneous Thermogravimetric Analysis – Differential Thermal Analysis (TG-DTA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) were employed to evaluate the thermal decomposition, thermal stability, oxidation, glass transition and crystallization processes. Hence it was possible to verify that they have glass transition near to room temperature. Therefore these polymers may be used such as chemical slow release agents triggered by temperature and thermal security tags.