Biobased aromatic polyamines were synthesized by thiol-ene coupling with cysteamine on cardanol, a non-edible by-product of cashew nutshell liquid. The cardanol-derived amines were used as hardeners in biobased epoxy networks. Mechanical and thermal properties of the obtained materials showed that these amines could lead to binders for composite applications. Indeed, this biobased amine reactant bears aromatic rings for interesting properties in formulations and has the advantage to use the unsaturations of the aliphatic chain which prevents the plasticization effect.

Microbial oils are considered promising alternatives to fossil fuels as feedstock for the chemical industry. Additionally they present advantages over vegetable oils and animal fats since microorganisms can be easily engineered: i) to accumulate high amount of lipids; ii) to be enriched in a desired kind of lipid; and iii) to facilitate the extraction of the oil from the cells. This short article is intended to present the concept of microbial oils to the general reader, taking into special consideration the malleability of microbial oils by metabolic engineering.

Within this article different strategies and advantages of the enzymatic synthesis and modification of glycolipids are discussed.

Bio-based polyurethanes were prepared from ethyl rhamnolipids, by reaction with 1,6-hexane diisocyanate (HDI). Rhamnolipids, obtained from fermentation, are an alternative renewable source of reactants for polyurethane production. The unique structure of rhamnolipids may also inspire future synthesis of novel lipid-based polyols.

The lipase-catalyzed synthesis of glucose-6-O-hexanoate employing glucose and vinyl hexanoate in different deep eutectic solvents was demonstrated within the manuscript.

Lipase CalB is dissolved in the hydrophilic phase consisting of a hydrogen bonding network of solvent and water molecules. Lipase catalysis takes place at the solvent/lipid interface and water is adsorbed into the solvent phase, thus shifting the equilibrium towards ester formation in the water-depleted lipid phase.

Biobased aromatic polyamine was synthesized by thiol-ene coupling with cysteamine on cardanol, coming from cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL). Cardanol-derived amine was used as hardener in biobased epoxy networks. Mechanical and thermal properties of obtained materials showed that cardanol-derived amine material could lead to binders for composite application.

Unsaturated benzolactone and a desired isomer of anacardic acid for synthesis of kairomone have been synthesized by isomerization of heterogeneous and monoene anacardic acid, respectively.

Ethenolysis reactions of rapeseed oil-derived fatty acid methyl ester mixture, catalyzed by homobimetallic ruthenium alkylidene complexes exhibit high selectivity at RT.

The ruthenium-catalyzed cross-metathesis of fatty acid methyl esters with acrolein is presented. The bifunctional formyl-esters are valuable precursors for subsequent transformations such as the tandem cross-metathesis/hydrogenation reaction delivering a hydroxyl-ester in one step.

Ring-opening cross-metathesis was used to expand structural diversity of natural sophorolipid surfactants.

Precursors and ligands used to obtain new complexes 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, and 3c, investigated in oxidative polymerization process.

Branched macromolecule nanoparticles were obtained by ATMET miniemulsion polymerization of linseed oil.

Schematic representation of the process concept for continuous synthesis and refining of sunflower biodiesel synthesis in a cascade of continuous centrifugal contactor separators.

For enone 4 prepared from methyl 10-undecenoate, thirteen Michael additions with 1,3-dicarbonyl and nitro alkyl compounds, hydrocyanic acid and acyl anions are reported.

Kinetics of thermal Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of alkynated and azidated octadecane (A-OCD and Az-OCD) as model compounds for alkynated and azidated vegetable oils was studied by GPC, DSC, and spectroscopic methods.