Carbon dioxide (CO2) has long been recognized as an ideal C1 feedstock comonomer for
producing sustainable materials because it is renewable, abundant, and cost-effective …

This article reviews the advances made over the past five decades of research in develo**
effective chemocatalytic pathways to synthesize polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a prominent …

Herein, we report that (S, S)-prophenolMg2 (μ-O n Bu)(THF) 2 ((S, S)-1, prophenol=(S, S)-2,
6-bis [2-(hydroxydiphenylmethyl) pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl]-4-methylphenol) is a highly …

This review focuses on the polyesters such as polylactide and polyhydroxyalkonoates, as
well as polyamides produced from renewable resources, which are currently among the …

Synthesis of aliphatic polyesters has been studied intensively due to their biocompatible and
biodegradable properties and their potential applications in medical and agricultural fields …

Terpolymerizations of (rac)-β-butyrolactone (BBL), cyclohexene oxide (CHO), and carbon
dioxide were realized in one-pot reactions utilizing a Lewis acid BDICF3-Zn-N (SiMe3) 2 (1) …

Polymerization of β-butyrolactone (BBL) and β-valerolactone (BVL) using the zinc alkoxide
initiator (BDI-1) ZnO i Pr [(BDI-1)= 2-((2, 6-diisopropylphenyl) amido)-4-((2, 6 …

Abstract Poly (β‐hydroxyalkanoate) s (PHAs) are a class of aliphatic polyesters that can be
efficiently synthesized by ring‐opening polymerization (ROP) of β‐lactones. The case of …

Blends of synthetic atactic poly (3-hydroxybutyrate)(a-PHB) with a natural bacterial isotactic
copolymer of 3-hydroxybutyrate with 3-hydroxyvalerate (PHBV) containing 10 mol% of 3HV …

Polylactide (PLA), a biodegradable polymer, produced from annually renewable natural
resources, has a glass transition temperature in the range of 50–60° C and is stiff and brittle …