Biomass assumes an increasingly vital role in the realm of renewable energy and
sustainable development due to its abundant availability, renewability, and minimal …

Polyurethanes (PUs) are a versatile and major polymer family, mainly produced via
polyaddition between polyols and polyisocyanates. A large variety of fossil-based building …

Biobased furans, such as furfural, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, and 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid,
are recognized as the top-value platform chemicals in the valorization of biomass to …

The production of future transportation fuels and chemicals requires the deployment of new
catalytic processes that transform biomass into valuable products under competitive …

Amines are key intermediates in the chemical industry due to their nucleophilic characteristic
which confers a high reactivity to them. Thus, they are key monomers for the synthesis of …

Polymeric materials play a key role in modern industry. Owing to outstanding and very
versatile properties of polymers, they have rather quickly occupied the great niche of …

The interest in polymers from renewable resources has been witnessing an incessant
growth in both academia and industry, with these blooming activities covering a …

Motivated by the general concern about sustainability and environmental issues, an intense
search for renewable-based polymers has grown exponentially in recent years. This search …

Over the last century, the world has become increasingly dependent on oil as its main
source of chemicals and energy. Driven largely by the strong economic growth of India and …

Considering the state of affairs related to polymers and their applications, the plastic-
dependence of the modern society is evident and becomes now needless to mention …