Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50691#.VEiUG1fHRK0 Author(s) Kayode Feyisetan Adekunle 1* Affiliation(s) Polymer Group, School of Engineering, University of Boras, Boras, Sweden . Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria . ABSTRACT Triglyceride oil of plant seed cannot be used on its own without further modification. The fatty acids must be suitably functionalized in order to add polymerisable functionalities which will help in the curing process. The purpose of these modifications is to reach a higher level of molecular weight and cross-link density, a...
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