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Traditional chemically cross‐linked polymer materials may cause severe environmental pollution and economic losses due to the difficulty of recycling. Vitrimers containing reversible dynamic covalent bonds are processable, recyclable, and self‐healing. In this article, a bio‐based epoxy resin curing agent is synthesized by hydrolysis using cellulose as raw material. The results show that the epoxy vitrimers with the best ratio have a lower topological transition temperature and a fast relaxation time at 140 °C. After soaking in solvent for 90 days, the gel content of the material is greater than 81%. The glass transition temperature of the sample measured by differential scanning calorimetry （DSC) is 83 °C. It also has a high initial decomposition temperature (350 °C) with good flexibility and solvent resistance, showing its good performance as a coating paint. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

KT and Nuo sorghum are planted in saline‐alkali (SA) soil (KT‐S, Nuo11‐S) and nonsaline‐alkali (NSA) soil (KT‐S, Nuo11‐NS) to demonstrate the impact of SA stress on the structure and properties of sorghum starch. SA decreases the amylose content (27.57%–20.43%) but increases the B2 + B3 chain content of branched amylopectin (18.86%–19.57%) in KT, in contrast to Nuo. The X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and small‐angle X‐ray scattering (SAXS) results confirms the crystallinity of sorghum starch, and the degree of ordering in semicrystalline lamellae is arranged as follows: Nuo11‐S > Nuo11‐NS > KT‐S > KT‐NS. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) confirms that SA improves thermal stability of starch granules. The noodles made of sorghum starch exhibit significant hydrolysis resistance compared to common noodles, and a higher hydrolysis rate is shown in SA‐starch noodles. Overall, it is essential to understand the fine structure and physicochemical properties of starch isolated from sorghum planted in different soils to help determine its appropriate applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]