The depletion of oil and the urgency to protect the environment have promoted the continuous exploration of sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based industrial chemicals. Sustainable chemicals are mainly derived from natural plant and agricultural waste. Because of their biodegradability and low toxicity during preparation

use

and posttreatment

these resources can synthesize environmentally friendly new processed materials. Among the polymers used daily

phenolic resins

epoxy resins

and polybenzoxazines have a wide range of applications in the electronics industry

construction

fireproofing materials

adhesives

and coatings. This paper reviews the researches of the preparation of the above resins by natural phenols in the agricultural and industrial wastes such as cardanol

lignin derivatives

coumarin

biooil etc. and the future development direction.