Mukund Sibi, University Distinguished Professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and Andriy Voronov, professor of coatings and polymeric materials, recently published a paper in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering.

Sibi and Voronov’s work is titled “Evaluation of 3-Allyl-5-vinylveratrole in Latex Copolymerization with an Acrylic Monomer from High Oleic Soybean Oil” and was featured on the cover of the May 24, 2021, edition of the journal.

Published by the American Chemical Society, one of the world’s largest scientific organizations, the journal is widely cited and addresses challenges of sustainability in the chemical enterprise and advances principles of green chemistry and green engineering.

Sibi and Voronov’s research discusses the viability of using plant and vegetable oil-based vinyl monomers as a promising platform for biobased latex polymers.

“It is exciting to see how molecules derived from two different plant sources in a synergistic manner advance properties of polymers thereof,” said Voronov. “We consider this work as a first step in developing a promising platform for sustainable plant-based polymeric materials, such as durable coatings, adhesives for multi-substrate bonding and hair care products.”

Sibi said, “This is an ideal platform for advancing science in an interdisciplinary setting. It’s a nice blend of synthetic organic chemistry and polymer chemistry.”

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