A review of biodegradable plastics: chemistry, applications, properties, and future research needs

MS Kim, H Chang, L Zheng, Q Yan, BF Pfleger… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Environmental concerns over waste plastics' effect on the environment are leading to the
creation of biodegradable plastics. Biodegradable plastics may serve as a promising …

Sustainable production of bioplastics from lignocellulosic biomass: technoeconomic analysis and life-cycle assessment

H Kim, S Lee, Y Ahn, J Lee, W Won - ACS Sustainable Chemistry …, 2020 - ACS Publications
2, 5-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), an eco-friendly biobased material, can replace
petroleum-based terephthalic acid (TPA), in the polymer industry, for applications such as …

Recent advances in biobased materials and value‐added chemicals

A Simanke, J Harrison, P Srinivasan, M Ouyang… - AIChE …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biomass feedstocks are established as a key resource and a viable alternative for an
economy less dependent on fossil inputs. This review offers an examination exemplified by …

Bio-based 1, 5-pentanediol as a replacement for petroleum-derived 1, 6-hexanediol for polyester polyols, coatings, and adhesives

L Zheng, DJ McClelland, KMS Rehmann… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Amorphous and semi-crystalline polyester polyols based on a novel, low cost, bio-based 1,
5-pentanediol (Bio-PDO) were synthesized and formulated into solvent-borne coatings and …

Biodegradable High-Molecular-Weight Poly(pentylene adipate-co-terephthalate): Synthesis, Thermo-Mechanical Properties, Microstructures, and Biodegradation

L Zheng, MS Kim, S Xu, M Urgun-Demirtas… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Poly (pentylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PPAT) is a promising biobased and
biodegradable polymer that can replace polyethylene in flexible packaging films where …

Catalytic production of δ-valerolactone (DVL) from biobased 2-hydroxytetrahydropyran (HTHP)–Combined experimental and modeling study

RG Dastidar, JE Chavarrio, Z Jiang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract δ-Valerolactone (DVL) is a five-carbon (C5) cyclic ester that can undergo ring-
opening polymerization to yield high-performance, biocompatible polyesters. But current …

Deep neural network learning of complex binary sorption equilibria from molecular simulation data

Y Sun, RF DeJaco, JI Siepmann - Chemical science, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
We employed deep neural networks (NNs) as an efficient and intelligent surrogate of
molecular simulations for complex sorption equilibria using probabilistic modeling …

Catalytic production of tetrahydropyran (THP): a biomass-derived, economically competitive solvent with demonstrated use in plastic dissolution

RG Dastidar, MS Kim, P Zhou, Z Luo, C Shi… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Tetrahydropyran (THP) is a five-carbon heterocyclic ether that is non-carcinogenic, non-
peroxide forming, biodegradable, and economically competitive with tetrahydrofuran (THF) …

Selective hydrogenolysis of bio-renewable tetrahydrofurfurylamine to piperidine on ReO x-modified Rh catalysts

CB Hong, G Li, H Liu - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Piperidine is an important cyclic amine with versatile applications. However, its commercial
process is not green and depends mainly on the hydrogenation of fossil resource-based …

Effective synthesis of 5-amino-1-pentanol by reductive amination of biomass-derived 2-hydroxytetrahydropyran over supported Ni catalysts

X Li, J Tian, H Liu, C Tang, C **a, J Chen… - Chinese Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
A highly efficient and green process was developed for the synthesis of useful 5-amino-1-
pentanol (5-AP) from biomass-derived dihydropyran by coupling the in situ generation of 5 …