Cover Picture: Eur. J. Lipid Sci. Technol. 2∕2015

Biobased aromatic polyamines were synthesized by thiol-ene coupling with cysteamine on cardanol, a non-edible by-product of cashew nutshell liquid. The cardanol-derived amines were used as hardeners in biobased epoxy networks. Mechanical and thermal properties of the obtained materials showed that these amines could lead to binders for composite applications. Indeed, this biobased amine reactant bears aromatic rings for interesting properties in formulations and has the advantage to use the unsaturations of the aliphatic chain which prevents the plasticization effect.