Vegetable oil is one of the most potential alternatives of petroleum and has become a hot issue in recent years. This review focuses on the influence of vegetable oil structure on platform compounds and polymers properties, and further systematically introduces their developments and the latest progress. Meanwhile, we also summarized the main confronting problems and the future development directions in the research of oil-based platform compounds and polymers. The review provides useful information for readers to fully understand biochemical engineering of vegetable oils and their prospects.
植物油作为最有希望的石油替代原料之一，已成为近年来的研究开发热点。文中介绍了植物油的分子结构及其对植物油基平台化合物和高分子材料性能的影响，进一步探讨了植物油基平台化合物及高分子材料的发展现状和最新研究进展；同时，概括性地介绍了当前植物油基平台化合物及高分子材料存在的主要问题，指出未来最有可能的研究方向，为更全面地了解植物油生物化工与发展前景提供参考。.
Keywords: glycerol; platform compound; polymer; vegetable oil.