标题：Fully biobased epoxy vitrimer from resorcinol diglyceryl ether, vanillin, and 1,10-diaminodecane

作者：Long-Yang Zhan, Ping Li, Yi-Dong Li, Yin Ran, Jian-Bing Zeng

摘要：Biobased epoxy vitrimers (BEVs) offer a promising solution to the recyclability and resource challenges associated with traditional epoxy thermosets. However, numerous existing BEVs suffer from inadequate properties or complex fabrication processes. Herein, we present a fully biobased, high-performance epoxy vitrimer synthesized from renewable and commercially available feedstocks: resorcinol diglyceryl ether (DGER), vanillin (VAN), and 1,10-diaminodecane (DDA). A dynamic imine crosslinker (DIC) was synthesized from VAN and DDA, which then underwent solvent-free and catalyst-free melt curing with DGER to form the BEV. Detailed studies of the curing kinetics of DGER-DIC and the properties of the resulting BEV were conducted, with comparisons to a control fossil-based epoxy vitrimer made from bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (DGEBA) and DIC. The DGER-DIC system showed a curing activation energy of 62.43 ± 3.73 kJ⋅mol–1, slightly lower than DGEBA-DIC’s 67.71 ± 2.38 kJ⋅mol–1. The BEV exhibited excellent mechanical properties, featuring a tensile strength amounting to 69.23 MPa and a Young’s modulus at 1.91 GPa, along with high thermal stability. The imine bonds provided fast stress relaxation, self-healing performance, and excellent reprocessability, with tensile strength recovering over 90 % after multiple processing cycles. These properties rival those of the DGEBA derived epoxy vitrimers, highlighting the potential of DGER as a sustainable alternative for creating recyclable epoxy thermosets.

链接：http://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2025.113749