Recyclable and (bio) degradable polyesters in a circular plastics economy

C Shi, EC Quinn, WT Diment, EYX Chen - Chemical reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polyesters carrying polar main-chain ester linkages exhibit distinct material properties for
diverse applications and thus play an important role in today's plastics economy. It is …

[HTML][HTML] Degradation of biodegradable plastics in waste management systems and the open environment: A critical review

SV Afshar, A Boldrin, TF Astrup, AE Daugaard… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Decades of extensive and exponentially growing production and use of conventional
plastics have led to the accumulation of plastic waste in the environment, contributing to the …

Sustainable bioplastics derived from renewable natural resources for food packaging

X Zhao, Y Wang, X Chen, X Yu, W Li, S Zhang, X Meng… - Matter, 2023 - cell.com
Food packaging is one of the leading sectors for the end use of plastics. Bioplastic is
produced from natural renewable resources such as crops, wood pulp, and herbaceous …

Recent advances in the development of green furan ring-containing polymeric materials based on renewable plant biomass

BY Karlinskii, VP Ananikov - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Fossil resources are rapidly depleting, forcing researchers in various fields of chemistry and
materials science to switch to the use of renewable sources and the development of …

[HTML][HTML] The future of bioplastics in food packaging: An industrial perspective

M Ghasemlou, CJ Barrow, B Adhikari - Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastics have formed an indispensable component of virtually every consumer good.
However, they have also contributed substantially to contamination of the marine …

(Chemo) biocatalytic upgrading of biobased furanic platforms to chemicals, fuels, and materials: a comprehensive review

N Li, MH Zong - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biobased furans, such as furfural, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, and 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid,
are recognized as the top-value platform chemicals in the valorization of biomass to …

Fermentation for the production of biobased chemicals in a circular economy: a perspective for the period 2022–2050

TA Ewing, N Nouse, M van Lint, J van Haveren… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Chemicals and materials produced from non-renewable, petrochemical feedstocks
contribute greatly to the quality of life we currently enjoy. To ensure that quality of life is …

Recent progress on sustainable 2, 5-furandicarboxylate-based polyesters: properties and applications

MR Miah, Y Dong, J Wang, J Zhu - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polyesters based on 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid (2, 5-FDCA) have attracted attention from
both academia and industry as a new class of biobased polymers for the growing era of …

Green synthesis of carbon nanoparticle-reinforced nanocomposites with gallic acid as a crosslinking agent on poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate): Preparation …

R Venkatesan, P Sivaprakash, I Kim… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, we performed green processing of Couroupita guianensis carbon nanoparticle
(CNPs). The plants of Couroupita guianensis have been carbonized at successive …

Recent advances in epoxy resins and composites derived from lignin and related bio-oils

C Pappa, E Feghali, K Vanbroekhoven… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
This short critical review gives an insight on the potential that lignin and its bio-oils present
towards the production of thermosetting epoxy polymers and composites. Green and …