Bio-based polymers with performance-advantaged properties
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 …
transformations of plant and other non-fossil, biogenic feedstocks for the development of …
Advances in the use of CO 2 as a renewable feedstock for the synthesis of polymers
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 …
Current interest in the area of carbon dioxide valorisation aims at new, emerging …
CO 2-fixation into cyclic and polymeric carbonates: principles and applications
The reaction between carbon dioxide and epoxides is an attractive pathway for CO2-
utilisation as it can lead to the formation of two different, yet valuable, products: cyclic and …
utilisation as it can lead to the formation of two different, yet valuable, products: cyclic and …
Catalysis as an enabling science for sustainable polymers
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 …
crucial but formidable challenge for the modern society. Catalysis presents an enabling tool …
Sustainable polymers from renewable resources
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 …
monomers such as carbon dioxide, terpenes, vegetable oils and carbohydrates can be used …
Supramolecular helical systems: helical assemblies of small molecules, foldamers, and polymers with chiral amplification and their functions
In this review, we describe the recent advances in supramolecular helical assemblies
formed from chiral and achiral small molecules, oligomers (foldamers), and helical and …
formed from chiral and achiral small molecules, oligomers (foldamers), and helical and …
Evolution of Copolymers of Epoxides and CO2: Catalysts, Monomers, Architectures, and Applications
The copolymerization of CO2 and epoxides presents a transformative approach to
converting greenhouse gases into aliphatic polycarbonates (CO2-PCs), thereby reducing …
converting greenhouse gases into aliphatic polycarbonates (CO2-PCs), thereby reducing …
Current Challenges and Perspectives in CO2-Based Polymers
Y Liu, XB Lu - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is considered a renewable one-carbon building block for chemical
synthesis owing to its abundance, low toxicity, nonflammability, and availability. The …
synthesis owing to its abundance, low toxicity, nonflammability, and availability. The …
Stereochemical enhancement of polymer properties
The importance of stereochemistry to the function of molecules is generally well understood.
However, to date, control over stereochemistry and its potential to influence properties of the …
However, to date, control over stereochemistry and its potential to influence properties of the …
[HTML][HTML] The recent developments in biobased polymers toward general and engineering applications: Polymers that are upgraded from biodegradable polymers …
The main motivation for development of biobased polymers was their biodegradability,
which is becoming important due to strong public concern about waste. Reflecting recent …
which is becoming important due to strong public concern about waste. Reflecting recent …