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 …

This review highlights recent developments in the field of biodegradable polymeric materials
intended to replace non-degradable conventional plastics, focusing on studies from the last …

Polymers have become one of the largest and most important materials we use in daily life.
Their popularity has stemmed from their wide range of material properties combined with …

This review is focused on recent advances in the ring-opening polymerization of lactide and
lactones (mainly caprolactone and β-butyrolactone) which were achieved due to the …

1.1 Background Interest in ring-opening polymerization (ROP) reactions has gained
tremendous momentum in the course of the past two decades.(1) While the polymerization …

Chemically recyclable polymers that can depolymerize into their constituent monomers are
attractive candidates to replace non‐recyclable petroleum‐derived plastics. However, the …

Metal‐based catalysts and initiators have played a pivotal role in the ring‐opening
polymerization (ROP) of cyclic esters, thanks to their high activity and remarkable ability to …

This review describes the recent advances (from 2008 onwards) in the use of Schiff-base
metal complexes as catalysts for the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic esters. The …

Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) is by far the most commonly produced biodegradable
polyester. Metal-mediated ring opening polymerization of lactide is the most studied route for …

Bis (imino) pyridine iron bis (alkoxide) complexes have been synthesized and utilized in the
polymerization of (rac)-lactide. The activities of the catalysts were particularly sensitive to the …