Enzymes' power for plastics degradation
V Tournier, S Duquesne, F Guillamot… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Plastics are everywhere in our modern way of living, and their production keeps increasing
every year, causing major environmental concerns. Nowadays, the end-of-life management …
every year, causing major environmental concerns. Nowadays, the end-of-life management …
Recyclable and (bio) degradable polyesters in a circular plastics economy
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 …
diverse applications and thus play an important role in today's plastics economy. It is …
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 …
Poly (lactic acid)—Mass production, processing, industrial applications, and end of life
E Castro-Aguirre, F Iniguez-Franco, H Samsudin… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2016 - Elsevier
Global awareness of material sustainability has increased the demand for bio-based
polymers like poly (lactic acid)(PLA), which are seen as a desirable alternative to fossil …
polymers like poly (lactic acid)(PLA), which are seen as a desirable alternative to fossil …
[HTML][HTML] Poly (lactic acid) stereocomplexes based molecular architectures: Synthesis and crystallization
This review presents the state of the art of complex macromolecular architectures based on
polylactide stereocomplexes (PLA-sc) from the viewpoint of synthesis and crystallization …
polylactide stereocomplexes (PLA-sc) from the viewpoint of synthesis and crystallization …
Toward infinitely recyclable plastics derived from renewable cyclic esters
Plastics, used in countless consumer products that our daily lives depend on, have become
indispensable materials essential for modern life and the global economy. At the same time …
indispensable materials essential for modern life and the global economy. At the same time …
O‐to‐S Substitution Enables Dovetailing Conflicting Cyclizability, Polymerizability, and Recyclability: Dithiolactone vs. Dilactone
Develo** chemically recyclable polymers represents a greener alternative to landfill and
incineration and offers a closed‐loop strategy toward a circular materials economy …
incineration and offers a closed‐loop strategy toward a circular materials economy …
Recent trends in catalytic polymerizations
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 …
Their popularity has stemmed from their wide range of material properties combined with …
Polymerization of polar monomers mediated by main-group Lewis acid–base pairs
The development of new or more sustainable, active, efficient, controlled, and selective
polymerization reactions or processes continues to be crucial for the synthesis of important …
polymerization reactions or processes continues to be crucial for the synthesis of important …
Controlling polymer stereochemistry in ring-opening polymerization: a decade of advances sha** the future of biodegradable polyesters
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 …
intended to replace non-degradable conventional plastics, focusing on studies from the last …