Synthesis of the Michael Components from Tall Oil Fatty Acids and Their Valorisation for Polymer Materials Development

2024
Ralfs Pomilovskis

Defending
13.06.2024. 16:30, Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes Dabaszinātņu un tehnoloģiju fakultāte fakultāte, Paula Valdena ielā 3/7, 272. auditorija

Supervisor
Miķelis Kirpļuks, Inese Mieriņa

Reviewers
Sergejs Gaidukovs, Ondřej Sedláček, Arantxa Eceiza

The Doctoral Thesis has been prepared as a collection of thematically related scientific publications comprising seven articles, complemented by summaries in Latvian and English. The research developed a new concept for the synthesis of Michael components from the second-generation raw material tall oil, which is a by-product of cellulose production. The study explored combining tall oil-based acetoacetates (Michael donor) with various origin acrylates (Michael acceptor) to create flexible and rigid polymer resins and foams with a range of properties suitable for different applications, particularly as thermal insulation.

Keywords
Michael donor; Michael acceptor; tall oil, polymers
DOI
10.7250/9789934370724

Pomilovskis, Ralfs. Synthesis of the Michael Components from Tall Oil Fatty Acids and Their Valorisation for Polymer Materials Development. PhD Thesis. Rīga: [RTU], 2024. 202 p.

Publication language
English (en)