Charpy impact resistance of UV-cured epoxy-acrylate interpenetrating polymer networks with epoxidized soybean oil

Abstract

Nowadays humanity faces the problems of environmental contamination, the depletion of fossil fuels and the accumulation of non-biodegradable plastic waste. Their solution requires a shift towards the formation of bio-based materials. However, it is often challenging to obtain such materials with proper operational characteristics. Therefore, partial substitution of synthetic constituents may be considered as an acceptable ecological alternative.