A low-carbon, recyclable, plant-based foam insulation composition is provided. The composition includes an acrylate-functionalized plant-based organic resin. The composition further includes an amino-functionalized crosslinker. The composition also includes a chemical blowing agent. A method of manufacturing the low-carbon, recyclable, plant-based foam insulation composition is further provided. A method for preparing a low-carbon, recyclable, plant-sourced insulation foam is provided. The method comprises the step of combining an acrylate-functionalized plant-sourced organic polymer and a chemical blowing agent to give a biobased acrylate functionalized precursor. The biobased acrylate precursor and an amino-functionalized crosslinker are combined to give an uncured foam insulation composition. The uncured foam insulation composition is allowed to cure to give the plant-sourced insulation foam.

A gel composition includes an oleogel dispersed within an aqueous gel which is continuous phase. the oleogel comprising either a plant-based oil in liquid state at room temperature and a wax, or a plant-based oil in non-liquid state at room temperature. and the aqueous gel comprising water and at least one of protein and polysaccharide. The present disclosure also discloses an edible composition comprising the gel composition, and the use of this edible composition as an animal fat substitute. The present disclosure further discloses a food product comprising the edible composition. Methods for making the gel composition are also disclosed.

A molded article includes at least one of the following: an ethylene-based copolymer (A), a copolymer (B) derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a conjugated diene compound, a propylene-based polymer (C), and a lubricant (D). The article has a flexural modulus of 20-300 MPa at room temperature, measured per JIS K7171. It also has a shear strength of 40 N/cm.sup.2 or less, determined by placing two test pieces (50 mm6 mm2 mm) from the article onto a flat plate, contacting them with a float glass plate (110 mm110 mm3 mm) as per JIS R 3202, and applying tension at 200 mm/min after conditioning at 80 C. for 50 hours.

One embodiment is a pressure sensitive adhesive label or tape that comprises a facestock, and a pressure sensitive adhesive composition disposed on the facestock and the pressure sensitive adhesive composition includes a product made from reacting an epoxidized naturally occurring oil or fat with a dimer acid. Another embodiment of the invention is a method that comprises reacting an epoxidized naturally occurring oil or fat with a dimer acid to form a PSA precursor; coating the PSA precursor onto a carrier and curing the PSA precursor via UV radiation to form a pressure sensitive adhesive.

Crystalline cellulose gels useful in the stabilization of emulsions, including nanoemulsions, and for acting as cryptands or clathrates, and methods for their use and production are provided. In some embodiments, the emulsion is an oil-in-water emulsion. In some embodiments, such emulsions and/or vesicles produced in such emulsions, and/or the crystalline cellulose gel itself 15 are useful in the fields of drug delivery, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, feed and food, paints and coatings, mining, or oil and gas recovery.

A composition including a pyrolysis oil and, as an additive, one or more of: (a) an antioxidant; and (b) a stabilising additive selected from (i) alkoxylated amine compounds; (ii) aldehyde-alkylphenol copolymers; (iii) a quaternary ammonium salt, and mixtures thereof. A method and use for improving the stability of a composition including a pyrolysis oil by addition to the composition one or more of said additives is also provided.

Provided are a flexible material based on resource utilization of waste finished leathers and waste fabrics and a preparation method thereof. The flexible material is prepared form raw materials including the following components in parts by weight: 50 parts to 70 parts of a waste rubber powder, 10 parts to 20 parts of a waste polyester nano-powder, 10 parts to 20 parts of a waste leather powder, and 8 parts to 12 parts of an epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) curing agent.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing acrylated epoxidised plant oil particles comprising the following steps: a) mixing acrylated epoxidised plant oil with at least one solvent and in the presence of at least one photoinitiator; b) optionally mixing the solution after step a) with a solution S1; c) mixing the solution obtained after step a) or after optional step b) with an aqueous solution comprising at least one surfactant in order to obtain droplets; d) exposing said droplets to a UV light; e) retrieving the acrylated epoxidised plant oil particles obtained after step d).