[HTML][HTML] The recent developments in biobased polymers toward general and engineering applications: Polymers that are upgraded from biodegradable polymers …

H Nakajima, P Dijkstra, K Loos - Polymers, 2017‏ - mdpi.com
The main motivation for development of biobased polymers was their biodegradability,
which is becoming important due to strong public concern about waste. Reflecting recent …

From monomers to polymers from renewable resources: Recent advances

A Gandini, TM Lacerda - Progress in Polymer Science, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Considering the state of affairs related to polymers and their applications, the plastic-
dependence of the modern society is evident and becomes now needless to mention …

Progress in renewable polymers from natural terpenes, terpenoids, and rosin

PA Wilbon, F Chu, C Tang - Macromolecular rapid …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
The development of sustainable renewable polymers from natural resources has
increasingly gained attention from scientists, engineers as well as the general public and …

Controlled polymerization of next-generation renewable monomers and beyond

K Yao, C Tang - Macromolecules, 2013‏ - ACS Publications
Natural molecular biomass plays an important role in the field of renewable polymers, as
they can be directly used or derivatized as monomers for controlled polymerization, in a way …

Monomer design strategies to create natural product-based polymer materials

SL Kristufek, KT Wacker, YYT Tsao, L Su… - Natural product …, 2017‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2010–Aug. 2016 In an effort towards enhancing function and sustainability,
natural products have become of interest in the field of polymer chemistry. This review …

How well can renewable resources mimic commodity monomers and polymers?

RT Mathers - Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
This highlight discusses the recent progress aimed at maximizing the potential of biomass
for commodity monomers and polymers. These efforts are no longer solely academic issues …

Recent progress in sustainable polymers obtained from cyclic terpenes: synthesis, properties, and application potential

M Winnacker, B Rieger - ChemSusChem, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
The functionalization and polymerization of biobased monocyclic terpenes and their
derivatives for the synthesis of sustainable polymers is described, especially in view of the …

Terpene based elastomers: synthesis, properties, and applications

P Sahu, AK Bhowmick, G Kali - Processes, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The limited source of fossil-fuel and the predominance of petroleum-based chemistry in the
manufacturing of commodity polymers has generated tremendous interest in replacing the …

Biobased building blocks for the rational design of renewable block polymers

AL Holmberg, KH Reno, RP Wool, TH Epps III - Soft Matter, 2014‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Block polymers (BPs) derived from biomass (biobased) are necessary components of a
sustainable future that relies minimally on petroleum-based plastics for applications ranging …

Sustainable rubbers and rubber additives

P Sarkar, AK Bhowmick - Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Rubber is one of the most versatile materials having myriad of applications—from niche
rubber band and eraser to highly engineered spacecraft seal. Of late, the glittering concept …