Rosin Based Composites for Additive Manufacturing

Acknowledgements: This work is supported by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) and Centro2020 through the Project references: UID/Multi/04044/2013; PAMI – ROTEIRO/0328/2013 (Nº 022158) and MATIS (CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000014 – 3362).Rosins are the non-volatile exudates of pine resins with hydrophobic characteristics that are widely used as a precursor for many industrial applications. In this paper we discuss the nature, process and its applications as a matrix for a composite material for additive manufacturing. The composite material has been tailored to chemical and mechanical properties with respect to their applications.