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Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.70, No.5, 837-842, 1998
Polymers from renewable resources. XX. Synthesis, structure, and thermal properties of semi-interpenetrating polymer networks based on cardanol-formaldehyde-substituted aromatic compounds copolymerized resins and castor oil polyurethanes
A large number of improved high-temperature stable semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (semi-IPNs) were synthesized by condensing copolymerized resins with castor oil-based polyurethane using ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDM) as a crosslinker. The structures of these semi-IPNs were studied using various characterization techniques such as LR and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra, and the thermal behavior of the semi-IPNs was also studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). A plausible degradation mechanism was suggested in our previous communication.