Claims
- 1. A process to produce a resin or composite which comprises maleinizing a hydroxylated plant or animal oil or monoglyceride to a maleate half ester and then copolymerizing said maleinized oil with a radically reactive monomer selected from the group consisting of styrene, methyl methacrylate, divinyl benzene and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate to form a rigid solid resin or composite.
- 2. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said oil is a triglyceride.
- 3. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said oil is hydroxylated soy bean oil.
- 4. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said oil is hydroxylated or non-hydroxylated soy bean oil monoglyceride.
- 5. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said oil is hydroxylated or non-hydroxylated soy bean oil diethanolamide.
- 6. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said reactive diluent is .alpha.-methyl stryrene.
- 7. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said reactive diluent is stryrene.
- 8. The process as claimed in claim 6, wherein said oil is soy bean oil.
- 9. The process as claimed in claim 8, further comprising curing said with a free radical initiator.
- 10. The process as claimed in claim 1, which further comprises adding an oligomeric cross-linking agent.
- 11. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said oil contains triesters of fatty acids linked together with glycerol and the process further comprises adjusting the amount of unreacted glycerol.
- 12. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said oil contains triesters of fatty acids linked together with glycerol and the process further comprises air drying of the unsaturation present in the fatty acid residue.
- 13. The resin prepared by the process as claimed in claim 1.
- 14. A thermoset resin or composite mixture which comprises at least two different resins, with at least one of said resins being said resin as claimed in claim 13.
- 15. The resin or composite as claimed in claim 13, which further comprises an admixture of at least one elastomeric toughening agent.
- 16. The resin or composite as claimed in claim 15, which further comprises the resin or composite is reinforced with at least reinforcing memberwhich is selected from the group consisting of glass, carbon, aramid, boron, silicone carbide, man made fibers and natural fibers.
- 17. The resin or composite as claimed in claim 16, wherein said reinforcing member is an animal fiber, plant fiber or vegetable fiber.
- 18. The resin or composite as claimed in claim 17, wherein said animal fiber is wool, cashmere, hair or bird feathers.
- 19. The resin or composite as claimed in claim 16, wherein said plant fiber or said vegetable fiber is cotton, sisal, fibrous cellulose, hemp, hay, straw, flax, jute, or pine needles.
- 20. A process to produce a polymer or composite which comprises treating the resin as claimed in claim 13, by Resin Transfer Molding (RTM), Reaction Injection Molding (RIM), Seeman's Composit Resin Infusion Manufacturing Process (SCRIMP), Atmospheric Pressure Molding (APM) or Bulk Molding Compound (BMC).
Parent Case Info
This application claims benefit to U.S. Provisional application Ser. No. 60/063,060 Oct. 27, 1997.
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