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High strength, acid‐resistant composites from canola, sunflower, or linseed oils: Influence of triglyceride unsaturation on material properties by Lopez, Claudia V., Karunarathna, Menisha S., Lauer, Moira K., Maladeniya, Charini P., Thiounn, Timmy, Ackley, Edward D., Smith, Rhett C.

“…Here are reported composites made by crosslinking unsaturated units in canola, sunflower, or linseed oil with sulfur to yield CanS, SunS, and LinS,…”
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Durable composites by vulcanization of oleyl-esterified lignin by Karunarathna, Menisha S, Maladeniya, Charini P, Lauer, Moira K, Tennyson, Andrew G, Smith, Rhett C

“…Productive utilization of lignocellulosic biomass is critical to the continued advancement of human civilization. Whereas the cellulose component can be…”
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Recyclable, sustainable, and stronger than portland cement: a composite from unseparated biomass and fossil fuel waste by Lauer, Moira K, Karunarathna, Menisha S, Tennyson, Andrew G, Smith, Rhett C

“…A composite was prepared from biomass and waste sulfur from fossil fuel refining. The composite has higher compressive and flexural strength than portland…”
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Robust, remeltable and remarkably simple to prepare biomass-sulfur composites by Lauer, Moira K, Karunarathna, Menisha S, Tennyson, Andrew G, Smith, Rhett C

“…Lignocellulosic biomass holds a tremendous opportunity for transformation into carbon-negative materials, yet the expense of separating biomass into its…”
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Sequential crosslinking for mechanical property development in high sulfur content composites by Thiounn, Timmy, Karunarathna, Menisha S., Slann, Lauren M., Lauer, Moira K., Smith, Rhett C.

“…This report details how sequential crosslinking processes can be applied to develop properties in sulfur‐bisphenol A composites. Olefinic carbons were first…”
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A role for terpenoid cyclization in the atom economical polymerization of terpenoids with sulfur to yield durable composites by Maladeniya, Charini P, Karunarathna, Menisha S, Lauer, Moira K, Lopez, Claudia V, Thiounn, Timmy, Smith, Rhett C

“…Renewably-sourced, recyclable materials that can replace or extend the service life of existing technologies are essential to accomplish humanity's quest for…”
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Tuning crosslinking of hybrid preceramic polymers in vat photopolymerization toward controlled ceramic yields by Kim, Sungjin, Biju, Catherine, Karunarathna, Menisha S., Grimes, Niya Y., Hmeidat, Nadim S., Reyes-Zacarias, July, Agarwal, Shradha, Anisur Rahman, Md, Gilmer, Dustin B., Compton, Brett G., Bullock, Steve E., Saito, Tomonori, Cramer, Corson L.

“…[Display omitted] •DLP offers a platform to control preceramic polymer crosslinking and ceramic yield in polymer-derived ceramics.•A correlation between…”
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Detoxification of bisphenol A via sulfur-mediated carbon–carbon σ-bond scission by Thiounn, Timmy, Karunarathna, Menisha S., Lauer, Moira K., Tennyson, Andrew G., Smith, Rhett C.

“…Environmental contamination with bisphenol A (BPA), produced via degradation of plastic waste, constitutes a major hazard for human health due to the ability…”
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Copolymerization of a Bisphenol a Derivative and Elemental Sulfur by the RASP Process by Thiounn, Timmy, Lauer, Moira K., Karunarathna, Menisha S., Tennyson, Andrew G., Smith, Rhett C.

“…Fossil fuel refining produces over 70 Mt of excess sulfur annually from for which there is currently no practical use. Recently, methods to convert waste…”
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Tough and recyclable carbon-fiber composites with exceptional interfacial adhesion via a tailored vitrimer-fiber interface by Rahman, Md Anisur, Karunarathna, Menisha S., Bowland, Christopher C., Yang, Guang, Gainaru, Catalin, Li, Bingrui, Kim, Sungjin, Chawla, Vivek, Ghezawi, Natasha, Meyer, Harry M., Naskar, Amit K., Penumadu, Dayakar, Sokolov, Alexei P., Saito, Tomonori

“…Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRPs) offer improved energy efficiency in aerospace and automobile applications due to lightweight and mechanical robustness…”
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