Improved polymer composites

A composition comprising about 1-99 wt % of a first polymer, about 0.1-15 wt % of a first phenolic compound, optionally up to about 40 wt % of an alcohol, and about 0.001-5 wt % of a first Lewis acid catalyst,

• wherein the first phenolic compound is selected from the group consisting of (−)-Epigallocatechin 3-O-gallate, [6]-Gingerol, 1,2,2′-Triferuloylgentiobiose, 1,2,2′-Trisinapoylgentiobiose, 1,2-Diferuloylgentiobiose, 1,2′-Disinapoyl-2-feruloylgentiobiose, 1,2-Disinapoylgentiobiose, 1,4-Naphtoquinone, 1,5-Diferuloylquinic acid, 1-Acetoxypinoresinol, 1-Caffeoyl-5-feruloylquinic acid, 1-Feruloyl-5-caffeoylquinic acid, 1-nonyl-4-phenol, 1-Sinapoyl-2,2′-diferuloylgentiobiose, 1-Sinapoyl-2-feruloylgentiobiose, 2,3,6-Trimethylphenol, 2,3-Dihydroxy-1-guaiacylpropanone, 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol, 2,4-Dihydroxyacetophenone 5-sulfate, 2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,4-dimethyl-6-tert-butylphenol, 2,6-Dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, 2,6-Xylenol, 21,7-Dihydroxy-41,5′-dimethoxyisoflavone, 24-Methylcholestanol ferulate, 24-Methylcholesterol ferulate, 24-Methylenecholestanol ferulate, 24-Methyllathosterol ferulate, 2-Dehydro-O-desmethylangolensin, 2-Ethyl-4,5-dimethylphenol, 2-Ethylphenol, 2-Hydroxy-2-phenylacetic acid, 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxyacetophenone 5-sulfate, 2-Hydroxybenzoic acid, 2′-Hydroxyformononetin, 2-Hydroxyhippuric acid, 2-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid, 2-Methoxy-5-prop-1-enylphenol, 2-S-Glutathionyl caftaric acid, 2-tert-Butylphenol, 3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methoxypropionic acid, 3,4-O-Dimethylgallic acid, 3,4-Xylenol, 3,5-Dicaffeoylquinic acid, 3,5-Diferuloylquinic acid, 3,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid, 3,7-Dimethylquercetin, 3-Caffeoylquinic acid, 3-ethylphenol, 3-Feruloylquinic acid, 3-Hydroxy-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl) propionic acid, 3-Hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyllactic acid, 3-Hydroxybenzoic acid, 3-Hydroxyhippuric acid, 3′-Hydroxymelanettin, 3-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid, 3-Hydroxyphenylpropionic acid, 3-Hydroxyphenylvaleric acid, 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyllactic acid, 3-Methoxyacetophenone, 3-Methoxynobiletin, 3-Methoxysinensetin, 3′-O-Methyl-(−)-epicatechin 7-O-glucuronide, 3′-O-Methylcatechin, 3′-O-Methylepicatechin, 3′-O-Methylequol, 3′-O-Methylviolanone, 3-p-Coumaroylquinic acid, 3-Phenylpropionic acid, 3-Sinapoylquinic acid, 41,7-Dihydroxy-3′-methoxyisoflavan, 41,7-Dihydroxy-6-methoxyisoflavan, 4-Erthylphenol, 4-ethylguaiacol, 4-Ethylguaiacol, 4-Ethylphenol, 4-Eruloylquinic acid, 4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde, 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid 4-O-glucoside, 4-Hydroxycoumarin, 4-Hydroxyenterodiol, 4′-Hydroxyenterolactone, 4-Hydroxyenterolactone, 4-Hydroxyhippuric acid, 4-Hydroxymandelic acid, 4-Hydroxyphenyl-2-propionic acid, 4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid, 4-Isopropylphenol, 4′-Methoxy-21,3,7-trihydroxyisoflavanone, 4′-O-Methyl-(−)-epicatechin 3′-O- glucuronide, 4′-O-Methyl-(−)-epigallocatechin 3′-O-glucuronide, 4′-O-Methyl-(−)-epigallocatechin 7-O-glucuronide, 4′-O-Methylcyanidin 3-O-D-glucoside, 4-O-Methyldelphinidin 3-O-D-glucoside, 4′-O-Methyldelphinidin 3-O-rutinoside, 4′-O-Methylepicatechin, 4′-O-Methylepigallocatechin, 4′-O-Methylequol, 4-O-Methylgallic acid, 4-p-Coumaroylquinic acid, 4-Sinapoylquinic acid, 4-tert-butylphenol, 4-Vinylguaiacol, 4-Vinylphenol, 4-Vinylsyringolm, 5-(31,5′-dihydroxyphenyl)-γ-valerolactone, 5-(31,5′-dihydroxyphenyl)-γ-valerolactone 3-O-glucuronide, 5-(3′-Methoxy-4′-hydroxyphenyl)-γ-valerolactone, 5,31,4′-Trihydroxy-3-methoxy-6:7-methylenedioxyflavone 4′-O-glucuronide, 5,4′-Dihydroxy-3,3′-dimethoxy-6:7-methylenedioxyflavone 4′-O-glucuronide, 5-5′-Dehydrodiferulic acid, 5-8′-Benzofuran dehydrodiferulic acid, 5-8′-Dehydrodiferulic acid, 5-Feruloylquinic acid, 5-Heneicosenylresorcinol, 5-Heneicosylresorcinol, 5-Heptadecylresorcinol, 5-Hydroxyenterolactone, 5′-Methoxy-O-desmethylangolensin, 5-Nonadecenylresorcinol, 5-Nonadecylresorcinol, 5-p-Coumaroylquinic acid, 5-Pentacosenylresorcinol, 5-Pentacosylresorcinol, 5-Pentadecylresorcinol, 5-Sinapoylquinic acid, 5-Tricosenylresorcinol, 5-Tricosylresorcinol, 6-Geranylnaringenin, 6′-Hydroxyangolensin, 6-Hydroxyenterodiol, 6′-Hydroxyenterolactone, 6-Hydroxyenterolactone, 6′-Hydroxy-O-desmethylangolensin, 6″-O-Acetyldaidzin, 6″-O-Acetylgenistin, 6″-O-Acetylglycitin, 6″-O-Malonyldaidzin, 6″-O-Malonylgenistin, 6″-O-Malonylglycitin, 6-O-Methylequol, 6-Prenylnaringenin, 7,4′-Dihydroxyflavone, 7-Hydroxyenterolactone, 7-Hydroxymatairesinol, 7-Hydroxysecoisolariciresinol, 7-Oxomatairesinol, 8-Hydroxydihydrodaidzein, 8-O-4′-Dehydrodiferulic acid, 8-Prenylnaringenin, Acetyl eugenol, Angolensin, Anhydro-secoisolariciresinol, Anylmetacresol, Apigenin, Apigenin 6,8-C-arabinoside-C-glucoside, Apigenin 6,8-C-galactoside-C-arabinoside, Apigenin 6,8-di-C-glucoside, Apigenin 6-C-glucoside, Apigenin 7-O-(6″-malonyl-apiosyl-glucoside), Apigenin 7-O-apiosyl-glucoside, Apigenin 7-O-diglucuronide, Apigenin 7-O-glucoside, Apigenin 7-O-glucuronide, Arbutin, Arctigenin, Avenanthramide 2f, Avenanthramide 2p, Biochanin A, Bisdemethoxycurcumin, Butylated hydroxyanisole, Butylated hydroxytoluene, Calycosin, Carvacrol, Carvacrol, Chrysin, Chrysoeriol 7-O-(6″-malonyl-apiosyl-glucoside), Chrysoeriol 7-O-(6″-malonyl-glucoside), Chrysoeriol 7-O-apiosyl-glucoside, Chrysoeriol 7-O-glucoside, Cinnamic acid, Cinnamoyl glucose, Cinnamtannin A2, Cirsilineol, Cirsimaritin, cis-4-Hydroxyequol, Conidendrin, Coumarin, Coumestrol, Cresol, Curcumin, Cyclolariciresinol, Daidzein, Daidzein 4′-O-glucuronide, Daidzein 7-O-glucuronide, Daidzin, Daidzin 4′-O-glucuronide, Dalbergin, Demethoxycurcumin, Demethyloleuropein, Deoxyschisandrin, Didymin, Dihydrobiochanin A, Dihydrodaidzein, Dihydrodaidzein 7-O-glucuronide, Dihydroferulic acid, Dihydroferulic acid 4-O-glucuronide, Dihydroferulic acid 4-sulfate, Dihydroferuloylglycine, Dihydroformononetin, Dihydrogenistein, Dihydroglycitein, Dihydro-p-coumaric acid, Dihydrosinapic acid, Dimethylmatairesinol, Diosmin, Enterodiol, Enterolactone, Epicatechin 3′-O-glucuronide, Epigallocatechin 3-O-gallate-7-O-glucoside-4″-O-glucuronide, Episesamin, Episesaminol, Equol, Equol 4′-O-glucuronide, Equol 7-O-glucuronide, Eugenol, Eugenol, Eupatorin, Ferulaldehyde, Ferulic acid, Ferulic acid 4-O-glucoside, Ferulic acid 4-O-glucuronide, Ferulic acid 4-sulfate, Feruloyl C1-glucuronide, Feruloyl glucose, Feruloyl tartaric acid, Feruloylglycine, Formononetin, Formononetin 7-O-glucuronide, Galangin, Gardenin B, Genistein, Genistein 4′,7-O-diglucuronide, Genistein 4′-O-glucuronide, Genistein 5-O-glucuronide, Genistein 7-O-glucuronide, Genistin, Gentisic acid, Geraldone, Glycitein, Glycitein 4′-O-glucuronide, Glycitein 7-O-glucuronide, Glycitin, Gomisin D, Gomisin M2, Guaiacol, Hesperetin, Hesperetin 3′,7-O-diglucuronide, Hesperetin 3′-O-glucuronide, Hesperetin 3′-sulfate, Hesperetin 5,7-O-diglucuronide, Hesperetin 7-O-glucuronide, Hesperidin, Hippuric acid, Hispidulin, Homoeriodictyol, Homovanillic acid, Homovanillic acid 4-sulfate, Homoveratric acid, Hydroquinone, Irilone, Irisolidone, Irisolidone 7-O-glucuronide, Isoferulic acid, Isoferulic acid 3-O-glucuronide, Isoferulic acid 3-sulfate, Isoferuloyl C1-glucuronide, Isohydroxymatairesinol, Isolariciresinol, Isoliquiritigenin, Isopeonidin 3-O-arabinoside, Isopeonidin 3-O-galactoside, Isopeonidin 3-O-glucoside, Isopeonidin 3-O-rutinoside, Isopeonidin 3-O-sambubioside, Isopeonidin 3-O-xyloside, Isopimpinellin, Isorhamnetin, Isorhamnetin 3-O-galactoside, Isorhamnetin 3-O-glucoside, Isorhamnetin 3-O-glucoside 7-O-rhamnoside, Isorhamnetin 3-O-glucuronide, Isorhamnetin 3-O-rutinoside, Isorhamnetin 4′-O-glucoside, Isorhamnetin 4′-O-glucuronide, Isorhamnetin 7-O-rhamnoside, Isorhoifolin, Isosakuranetin, Isotectorigenin, Isoxanthohumol, Jaceidin 4′-O-glucuronide, Jaceosidin, Juglone, Kaempferide, Kaempferol, Kaempferol 3,7,4′-O-triglucoside, Kaempferol 3,7-O-diglucoside, Kaempferol 3-O-(2″-rhamnosyl-6″-acetyl-galactoside) 7-O-rhamnoside, Kaempferol 3-O-(2″-rhamnosyl-galactoside) 7-O-rhamnoside, Kaempferol 3-O-(6″-malonyl-glucoside), Kaempferol 3-O-(6″-acetyl-galactoside) 7-O-rhamnoside, Kaempferol 3-O-acetyl-glucoside, Kaempferol 3-O-galactoside, Kaempferol 3-O-galactoside 7-O-rhamnoside, Kaempferol 3-O-glucoside, Kaempferol 3-O-glucosyl-rhamnosyl-galactoside, Kaempferol 3-O-glucosyl-rhamnosyl-glucoside, Kaempferol 3-O-glucuronide, Kaempferol 3-O-rhamnoside, Kaempferol 3-O-rhamnosyl-rhamnosyl-glucoside, Kaempferol 3-O-rutinoside, Kaempferol 3-O-sophoroside, Kaempferol 3-O-sophoroside 7-O-glucoside, Kaempferol 3-O-xylosyl-glucoside, Kaempferol 3-O-xylosyl-rutinoside, Kaempferol 7-O-glucoside, Lariciresinol, Lariciresinol-sesquilignan, Ligstroside, Ligstroside-aglycone, Malvidin 3,5-O-diglucoside, Malvidin 3-O-(6″-acetyl-galactoside), Malvidin 3-O-(6″-acetyl-glucoside), Malvidin 3-O-(6″-caffeoyl-glucoside), Malvidin 3-O-(6″-p-coumaroyl-glucoside), Malvidin 3-O-arabinoside, Malvidin 3-O-galactoside, Malvidin 3-O-glucoside, Matairesinol, m-Coumaric acid, Medioresinol, Melanettin, Mellein, Mesitol, Methoxyphenylacetic acid, Methylgalangin, Morin, Naringenin, Naringenin 4′-O-glucuronide, Naringenin 5-O-glucuronide, Naringenin 7-O-glucoside, Naringenin 7-O-glucuronide, Naringin, Naringin 4′-O-glucoside, Naringin 6′-malonate, Narirutin, Narirutin 4′-O-glucoside, Neodiosmin, Neohesperidin, Nobiletin, Nonylphenol, Nortrachelogenin, o-Coumaric acid, O-Desmethylangolensin, Oleoside 11-methylester, Oleoside dimethylester, Paeoniflorin, Paeonol, p-Anisaldehyde, Patuletin 3-O-(2″-feruloylglucosyl) (1->6)-[apiosyl (1->2)]-glucoside, Patuletin 3-O-glucosyl-(1->6)-[apiosyl (1->2)]-glucoside, p-Coumaric acid, p-Coumaric acid 4-O-glucoside, p-Coumaric acid ethyl ester, p-Coumaroyl glucose, p-Coumaroyl glycolic acid, p-Coumaroyl malic acid, p-Coumaroyl tartaric acid, p-Coumaroyl tartaric acid glucosidic ester, p-Coumaroyl tyrosine, p-Coumaroylquinic acid, Pelargonidin, Pelargonidin 3,5-O-diglucoside, Pelargonidin 3-O-(6″-malonyl-glucoside), Pelargonidin 3-O-(6″-succinyl-glucoside), Pelargonidin 3-O-arabinoside, Pelargonidin 3-O-galactoside, Pelargonidin 3-O-glucoside, Pelargonidin 3-O-glucosyl-rutinoside, Pelargonidin 3-O-rutinoside, Pelargonidin 3-O-sambubioside, Pelargonidin 3-O-sophoroside, Peonidin, Peonidin 3-O-(2-O-(6-O-(E)-caffeoyl-D-glucosyl)-D-glucoside)-5-O-D-glucoside, Peonidin 3-O-(6″-acetyl-galactoside), Peonidin 3-O-(6″-acetyl-glucoside), Peonidin 3-O-(6″-p-coumaroyl-glucoside), Peonidin 3-O-arabinoside, Peonidin 3-O-diglucoside-5-O-glucoside, Peonidin 3-O-galactoside, Peonidin 3-O-glucoside, Peonidin 3-O-rutinoside, Peonidin 3-O-sambubioside, Peonidin 3-O-sambubioside-5-O-glucoside, Peonidin 3-O-sophoroside, Peonidin 3-O-xyloside, Petunidin 3,5-O-diglucoside, Petunidin 3-O-(6″-acetyl-galactoside), Petunidin 3-O-(6″-acetyl-glucoside), Petunidin 3-O-(6″-p-coumaroyl-glucoside), Petunidin 3-O-arabinoside, Petunidin 3-O-galactoside, Petunidin 3-O-glucoside, Petunidin 3-O-rhamnoside, Petunidin 3-O-rutinoside, Phenacetylglycine, Phenol, Phenylacetic acid, Phloretin, Phloretin 2′-O-glucuronide, Phloretin 2′-O-xylosyl-glucoside, Phloridzin, Phlorin, p-HPEA-AC, p-HPEA-EA, p-HPEA-EDA, Pigment A, Pinocembrin, Pinoresinol, Pinotin A, Poncirin, Prunetin, Pseudobaptigenin, Puerarin, Resacetophenone, Resorcinol, Rhoifolin, Rhoifolin 4′-O-glucoside, Rosmadial, Sakuranetin, Salicylic acid, Sativanone, Schisandrin, Schisandrin B, Schisandrin C, Schisandrol B, Schisanhenol, Schisantherin A, Schottenol ferulate, Scopoletin, Secoisolariciresinol, Secoisolariciresinol-sesquilignan, Sesaminol, Sesaminol 2-O-triglucoside, Sesamol, Sesamolinol, Sinapaldehyde, Sinapic acid, Sinapine, Sinensetin, Sitosterol ferulate, Spinacetin 3-O-(2″-feruloylglucosyl) (1->6)-[apiosyl (1->2)]-glucoside, Spinacetin 3-O-(2″-p-coumaroylglucosyl) (1->6)-[apiosyl (1->2)]-glucoside, Spinacetin 3-O-glucosyl-(1->6)-[apiosyl (1->2)]-glucoside, Spinacetin 3-O-glucosyl-(1->6)-glucoside, Stevenin, Stigmastanol ferulate, Syringaldehyde, Syringaldehyde, Syringaresinol, Syringic acid, Tangeretin, Tectoridin, Tectorigenin, Tectorigenin 4′-sulfate, Tectorigenin 7-sulfate, Tert-butylhydroquinone, Tetramethylscutellarein, Thymol, Tigloylgomicin H, Todolactol A, Trachelogenin, Tyrosol, Tyrosol 4-sulfate, Umbelliferone, Urolithin A, Urolithin A 3,8-O-diglucuronide, Urolithin B, Urolithin B 3-O-glucuronide, Urolithin C, Vanillic acid, Vanillic acid 4-sulfate, Vanillin, Vanillin 4-sulfate, Vestitone, Violanone, Vitisin A, Xanthohumol, Xanthotoxin, Xylenol, and mixtures thereof.