Claire Negrell

Phosphorylation of bio-based compounds: the state of the art

Over the last few years, more and more papers have been devoted to phosphorus-containing polymers, mainly due to their fire resistance, excellent chelating and metal-adhesion properties. Nevertheless, sustainability, reduction of environmental impacts and green chemistry are increasingly guiding the development of the next generation of materials. The use of bio-based polymer matrices might allow the reduction of environmental impacts by using renewable carbon and by achieving more easily biodegradable or reusable materials. The aim of this review is to present both fundamental and applied research on the phosphorylation of renewable resources, through reactions on naturally occurring functions, and their use in biobased polymer chemistry and applications. In the first section, different strategies for the introduction of phosphorus-containing functions on organic backbones are described. In the following sections, the main families of chemicals based on renewable resources are covered: namely polysaccharides (cellulose, chitosan, starch, dextran etc.), biophenols (lignins, biobased phenolic compounds, cardanol etc.), triglycerides (oils, glycerol) and hydroxy acid compounds.

From a bio-based phosphorus-containing epoxy monomer to fully bio-based flame-retardant thermosets

In this work, phloroglucinol was used as a renewable resource to prepare an epoxy monomer and phosphorus containing reactive flame retardant (FR). These building blocks were reacted with diamines to obtain partly or fully bio-based flame retardant epoxy resins. It was highlighted that the glass transition temperature of the materials was tightly related to the functionality of the reactive monomers and the resulting crosslink density. Thermal stability and char yield of the thermosets seems to be mainly governed by the aromaticity of the monomers, the linking rate of the aromatic ring and the phosphorus content. Phosphorus FR are more efficient in intrinsically poorly charring matrices. It was evidenced that the flammability of bio-based epoxies can be monitored by two strategies: (i) choosing bio-based monomers with high charring ability and low combustion energy, (ii) incorporating bio-based phosphorus-containing reactive FR in the polymer network.

Correction: Phosphorylation of bio-based compounds: the state of the art

Correction for ‘Phosphorylation of bio-based compounds: the state of the art’ by Nicolas Illy, et al., Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 6257–6291.