Recent years have seen rapid growth in utilizing vegetable oils to derive a wide variety of bio-based chemicals and polymer materials to replace petroleum-based chemicals and polymer materials for minimizing environmental impact. Castor oil is a renewable resource and an important platform chemical. The interest in preparation of bio-based chemicals and polymer materials using castor oil as raw material has been increasing. Castor-oil-based chemicals mainly include biodiesel fuels, lubricants, plasticizers and polyols, while castor-oil-based polymers mainly include polyurethane, polyesters, resin, elastomers and cross-linked polymers. With this in mind, the present review summarizes and analyzes castor-oil-based chemicals and polymers in a wide range of industries and provides a perspective on future utilization.

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蓖麻油作为制备生物基化学品和聚合物材料的平台

近年来，利用植物油生产各种生物基化学品和聚合物材料以替代石油基化学品和聚合物材料以最大程度地减少对环境的影响，这方面的发展迅速。蓖麻油是一种可再生资源，是一种重要的平台化学品。以蓖麻油为原料制备生物基化学品和聚合物材料的兴趣日益增加。蓖麻油基化学品主要包括生物柴油燃料、润滑油、增塑剂和多元醇，而蓖麻油基聚合物主要包括聚氨酯、聚酯、树脂、弹性体和交联聚合物。考虑到这一点，本综述总结和分析了广泛行业中以蓖麻油为基础的化学品和聚合物，并为未来的利用提供了展望。