Year: 2022, 2022
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The replacement of petroleum with renewable feedstock for energy and materials has become a priority because of concerns over the environment and finite nature of petroleum. The structures of the available natural biomass feedstocks fall short in delivering key functionality required in materials such as lubricants and phase change energy storage materials (PCMs). The approach taken in… more Full Text: MOLECULAR ARCHITECTURES FOR IMPROVED BIOMATERIALS DERIVED FROM VEGETABLE OILS – APPLICATION TO ENERGY STORAGE AND LUBRICANTS A dissertation submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor …