Table 1.

Summary of potential industrial applications of aconitic acid.

Industrial Uses and Applications	References
formation of polyesters for tissue engineering	[13,14,15,16]
bio-derived plasticizer	[17,18]
hyperbranched ester polymers	[13]
chemical conversion to C5 itaconic acid	[1]
polymers to form microparticles for drug delivery	[19,20]
cross-linking of polybenzimidazole chains for H2/CO2 separation	[21]
cross-linking of starch polymers	[18]
production of methylacrylic acid	[22]
trans-tri-methyl aconitate in green click reactions	[23]
grafting agent to modify chitosan as an adsorbent	[24]
production of green surfactant	[25]