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 …

Biobased vitrimers: Towards sustainable and adaptable performing polymer materials

MA Lucherelli, A Duval, L Avérous - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
In the last decades, Covalent Adaptable Networks (CAN) appeared as an innovative
polymer family, able to bridge the gap between thermoplastics and thermosets. CAN rely on …

Strong and tough supramolecular covalent adaptable networks with room‐temperature closed‐loop recyclability

Z Zhang, D Lei, C Zhang, Z Wang, Y **… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Development of closed‐loop chemically recyclable plastics (CCRPs) that can be
widely used in daily life can be a fundamental solution to the global plastic waste crisis …

Structure–reactivity–property relationships in covalent adaptable networks

V Zhang, B Kang, JV Accardo… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polymer networks built out of dynamic covalent bonds offer the potential to translate the
control and tunability of chemical reactions to macroscopic physical properties. Under …

Closed-loop chemical recycling of thermosetting polymers and their applications: a review

Y Liu, Z Yu, B Wang, P Li, J Zhu, S Ma - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Conventional thermosets are infusible and insoluble covalently cross-linked polymers that
are difficult to recycle and reuse when discarded. Recent years have witnessed the …

Vitrimers: directing chemical reactivity to control material properties

M Guerre, C Taplan, JM Winne, FE Du Prez - Chemical science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of more sustainable materials with a prolonged useful lifetime is a key
requirement for a transition towards a more circular economy. However, polymer materials …

From plant phenols to novel bio-based polymers

C Zhang, J Xue, X Yang, Y Ke, R Ou, Y Wang… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Replacing petroleum-based products with inexpensive, biorenewable, natural materials is
important for sustainable development and will have a significant impact on the polymer …

Biobased covalent adaptable networks: towards better sustainability of thermosets

XL Zhao, PX Tian, YD Li, JB Zeng - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermosets have many advantages such as excellent mechanical properties, dimensional
stability, and chemical and environmental resistance, but suffer from unsustainability …

Strong yet tough catalyst‐free transesterification vitrimer with excellent fire‐retardancy, durability, and closed‐loop recyclability

G Ye, S Huo, C Wang, Q Zhang, H Wang, P Song, Z Liu - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite great advances in vitrimer, it remains highly challenging to achieve a property
portfolio of excellent mechanical properties, desired durability, and high fire safety. Thus, a …

Vitrimers: Associative dynamic covalent adaptive networks in thermoset polymers

B Krishnakumar, RVSP Sanka, WH Binder… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
The vitrimer-thermoset concept represents an important contribution to improve the durability
and recyclability of thermoset-systems. The concept of Associative Dynamic Covalent …