Bioplastics—typically plastics manufactured from bio-based polymers—stand to contribute to
more sustainable commercial plastic life cycles as part of a circular economy, in which virgin …

In the last decades, Covalent Adaptable Networks (CAN) appeared as an innovative
polymer family, able to bridge the gap between thermoplastics and thermosets. CAN rely on …

Carbon dioxide offers an accessible, cheap and renewable carbon feedstock for synthesis.
Current interest in the area of carbon dioxide valorisation aims at new, emerging …

Polyurethanes (PUs) are a versatile and major polymer family, mainly produced via
polyaddition between polyols and polyisocyanates. A large variety of fossil-based building …

Epoxy resins (EPs), accounting for about 70% of the thermosetting resin market, have been
recognized as the most widely used thermosetting resins in the world. Nowadays, 90% of …

The replacement of current petroleum-based plastics with sustainable alternatives is a
crucial but formidable challenge for the modern society. Catalysis presents an enabling tool …

Biopolymer aerogels were among the first aerogels produced, but only in the last decade
has research on biopolymer and biopolymer–composite aerogels become popular …

Cyclic organic carbonates are among the most widely studied targets in the nonreductive
conversion of carbon dioxide using oxiranes as the common reaction partners. Apart from …

Renewable resources are used increasingly in the production of polymers. In particular,
monomers such as carbon dioxide, terpenes, vegetable oils and carbohydrates can be used …

In recent decades, the strong global concern on depletion of fossil fuel and the
environmental impact of oil-based compounds has pushed towards more sustainable …