International. Researchers from India highlighted some novel modifications to vegetable oils (Vego) as environmentally friendly, low- or no-solvent, high-solid, water-based and UV-curable coatings.
The review provides a useful overview of Vego-based environmentally friendly coatings on a single platform. These approaches can be well employed in those oils that are inedible, non-medicinal and unexplored, unused or underutilized to date, adding value to an unused or underutilized sustainable resource.
The overall goal for the scientific community is the "sustainable development" of today, for a sustainable and green tomorrow. The strategy includes renewable harvesting resources rather than fossil fuels, the use of environmentally friendly routes, engineering and material degradation pathways that operate under reasonable time frames.
The concept revolves around the central point of "green" or "sustainable" chemistry. In the world of coatings, the idea has already made its debut in the form of environmentally friendly, low- or no-solvent, high-solid, water-based and UV-curable coatings, using monomers/polymers derived from renewable resources. Vego is Mother Nature's most abundant, cost-effective, non-toxic and biodegradable resources.
They have traditionally been used for various non-food applications mainly coatings since primitive times. Today, the application of modern technologies, together with the full use of Vego-based monomers or polymers in the field of raw materials, is an excellent effort towards a sustainable future in the world of coatings globally.
