Review Article

Acrylated Biopolymers Derived via Epoxidation and Subsequent Acrylation of Vegetable Oils

Table 2

Important parameters for acrylation of epoxidized soybean oil [1, 4, 4547].

Catalyst/inhibitor (% of reactants)EVO : acrylic acidTemperature (°C)Reaction time (h)Conversion (%)OOC (wt%)AV (mg KOH/g)

1.5% triphenylphosphine oxide/0.5% p-tert-butylcatechol1 : 0.81206955
1% triphenylphosphine/0.03% butylated hydroxy toluene1 : 290-9566.4 to 0.0121.0 to 1.15
Triethylamine/hydroquinone1 : 0.16580206.2
-/hydroquinone1 : 101107
1.0% triethylamine/0.5% hydroquinone1 : 4110406 to 0.1108