Bio-based polymers with performance-advantaged properties

RM Cywar, NA Rorrer, CB Hoyt, GT Beckham… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Bio-based compounds with unique chemical functionality can be obtained through selective
transformations of plant and other non-fossil, biogenic feedstocks for the development of …

Bright side of lignin depolymerization: toward new platform chemicals

Z Sun, B Fridrich, A De Santi, S Elangovan… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Lignin, a major component of lignocellulose, is the largest source of aromatic building blocks
on the planet and harbors great potential to serve as starting material for the production of …

Metal-free visible-light-induced dithiol–ene clicking via carbon nitride to valorize 4-pentenoic acid as a functional monomer

B Kumru, J Mendoza Mesa, M Antonietti… - ACS Sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The necessity for more bio-based building blocks and processes have led to utilizing new
polymerization approaches with a lower carbon footprint. Here, we demonstrate the …

Muconic acid production from glucose and xylose in Pseudomonas putida via evolution and metabolic engineering

C Ling, GL Peabody, D Salvachúa, YM Kim… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Muconic acid is a bioprivileged molecule that can be converted into direct replacement
chemicals for incumbent petrochemicals and performance-advantaged bioproducts. In this …

[HTML][HTML] A field of dreams: Lignin valorization into chemicals, materials, fuels, and health-care products

J Becker, C Wittmann - Biotechnology Advances, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignin is one of the most abundant renewable resources on earth and is readily produced as
a sidestream during biomass fractioning. So far, these large quantities of lignin have been …

Combining reclaimed PET with bio-based monomers enables plastics upcycling

NA Rorrer, S Nicholson, A Carpenter, MJ Biddy… - Joule, 2019 - cell.com
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the largest produced polyester globally with an annual
production exceeding 26 million tons for use in carpet, clothing, and single-use beverage …

Heterogeneous Diels–Alder catalysis for biomass-derived aromatic compounds

AE Settle, L Berstis, NA Rorrer, Y Roman-Leshkóv… - Green …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In this tutorial review, we provide an overview of heterogeneous Diels–Alder catalysis for the
production of lignocellulosic biomass-derived aromatic compounds. Diels–Alder reactions …

Lignin valorization by bacterial genus Pseudomonas: state-of-the-art review and prospects

M Kumar, S You, J Beiyuan, G Luo, J Gupta… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
The most prominent aromatic feedstock on Earth is lignin, however, lignin valorization is still
an underrated subject. The principal preparatory strategies for lignin valorization are …

Bioprocess development for muconic acid production from aromatic compounds and lignin

D Salvachúa, CW Johnson, CA Singer, H Rohrer… - Green …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Muconic acid (MA) is a bio-based platform chemical that can be converted into the
commodity petrochemical building blocks adipic acid or terephthalic acid, or used in …

Innovative chemicals and materials from bacterial aromatic catabolic pathways

CW Johnson, D Salvachúa, NA Rorrer, BA Black… - Joule, 2019 - cell.com
To drive innovation in chemical and material applications beyond what has been afforded by
the mature petrochemical industry, new molecules that possess diverse chemical …