Abstract
Vitrimers are a new type of polymers with promising applications in innovative materials. Epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) is an ideal candidate for vitrimer preparation owing to its abundant epoxy groups. However, preparing plant oil-based vitrimers with high glass transition temperatures (Tg) and strength remains challenging. A novel and fully bio-based vitrimer with a Tg above room temperature was synthesized from ESO and a rosin derivative-fumaropimaric acid (FPA) and exhibited excellent self-healing, shape memory, and reprocessing due to the presence of dynamic covalent bond exchange. The fully bio-based ESO-FPA vitrimer exhibited a Tg of 65 °C and a tensile strength of 16 MPa, which resulted from the rigid structure and tricarboxylic groups of FPA. The effect of transesterification reactions on the network structure was confirmed through stress relaxation. Our work expands the applications of commercial ESO in vitrimer materials and provides a novel approach to prepare bio-based vitrimers with desirable properties.
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