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<p>Epoxy resins are widely used polymers from which a variety of products are derived and applied in many industries. Most epoxy resins are still obtained from mainly fossil feedstocks, such as epichlorohydrin and bisphenol A, which are also highly toxic. Additionally, fossil derived epoxy resin products are forming non-biodegradable waste at their end of life. Recently the number of studies aiming to find solutions and other raw materials for the replacement of fossil derived epoxy resins has increased, showing that bio-based epoxy resins are a promising alternative. An interesting alternative raw material for bio-based epoxy resins is epoxides derived from microorganisms, such as epoxidized microbial oil. This review article explores and compares the latest solutions for the use of microbial oils in the production of bio-based epoxides, outlines the prospects for their future use and points out the shortcomings of these solutions.</p>
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Epoxy resins are widely used polymers from which a variety of products are derived and applied in many industries. Most epoxy resins are still obtained from mainly fossil feedstocks, such as epichlorohydrin and bisphenol A, which are also highly toxic. Additionally, fossil derived epoxy resin products are forming non-biodegradable waste at their end of life. Recently the number of studies aiming to find solutions and other raw materials for the replacement of fossil derived epoxy resins has increased, showing that bio-based epoxy resins are a promising alternative. An interesting alternative raw material for bio-based epoxy resins is epoxides derived from microorganisms, such as epoxidized microbial oil. This review article explores and compares the latest solutions for the use of microbial oils in the production of bio-based epoxides, outlines the prospects for their future use and points out the shortcomings of these solutions.

Bibliometric Review of State-of-the-art Research on Microbial Oils’ Use for Biobased Epoxy

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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Epoxy resins are widely used polymers from which a variety of products are derived and applied in many industries. Most epoxy resins are still obtained from...

Bibliometric Review of State-of-the-art Research on Microbial Oils’ Use for Biobased Epoxy

Published Online: Feb 25, 2023

Page range: 150 - 163

Received: Nov 04, 2022

Accepted: Jan 11, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2023-0012

Keywords
Bio-based epoxy, bio-based polymers, bioresource management, environmental impact, single cell oil

© 2023 Maksims Feofilovs et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Bibliometric Review of State-of-the-art Research on Microbial Oils’ Use for Biobased Epoxy

Published Online: Feb 25, 2023

Page range: 150 - 163

Received: Nov 04, 2022

Accepted: Jan 11, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2023-0012

KeywordsBio-based epoxy, bio-based polymers, bioresource management, environmental impact, single cell oil

© 2023 Maksims Feofilovs et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Bio-based epoxy, bio-based polymers, bioresource management, environmental impact, single cell oil