Sustainable polymers from renewable resources

Long-Chain Aliphatic Polymers To Bridge the Gap between Semicrystalline Polyolefins and Traditional Polycondensates

(2016) Florian Stempfle et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Synthesis of ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid from biomass for producing PET

(2016) Jifeng Pang et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Bio-based polycarbonate from limonene oxide and CO2 with high molecular weight, excellent thermal resistance, hardness and transparency

(2016) O. Hauenstein et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

To react the impossible ring

(2016) Dominic Myers et al.   Nature Chemistry

Ring-opening copolymerization (ROCOP): synthesis and properties of polyesters and polycarbonates

(2015) Shyeni Paul et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Synthetic Polymers from Sugar-Based Monomers

(2015) Juan A. Galbis et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Strategies for the Conversion of Lignin to High-Value Polymeric Materials: Review and Perspective

(2015) Brianna M. Upton et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Alternative Monomers Based on Lignocellulose and Their Use for Polymer Production

(2015) Irina Delidovich et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Recent Progress in Sustainable Polymers Obtained from Cyclic Terpenes: Synthesis, Properties, and Application Potential

(2015) Malte Winnacker et al.   ChemSusChem

Synthesis and characterization of fully-biobased α,ω-dihydroxyl poly(limonene carbonate)s and their initial evaluation in coating applications

(2015) Chunliang Li et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Renewable polycarbonates and polyesters from 1,4-cyclohexadiene

(2015) Matthias Winkler et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Selective Polymerization Catalysis: Controlling the Metal Chain End Group to Prepare Block Copolyesters

(2015) Yunqing Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Mimicking (Linear) Low-Density Polyethylenes Using Modified Polymacrolactones

(2015) Mark P. F. Pepels et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Completely recyclable biopolymers with linear and cyclic topologies via ring-opening polymerization of γ-butyrolactone

(2015) Miao Hong et al.   Nature Chemistry

From monomers to polymers from renewable resources: Recent advances

(2015) Alessandro Gandini et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Shape-selective zeolite catalysis for bioplastics production

(2015) M. Dusselier et al.   SCIENCE

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

High-performance green flexible electronics based on biodegradable cellulose nanofibril paper

(2015) Yei Hwan Jung et al.   Nature Communications

Catalytic Isomerizing ω-Functionalization of Fatty Acids

(2015) Verena Goldbach et al.   ACS Catalysis

Adding Value to Power Station Captured CO2: Tolerant Zn and Mg Homogeneous Catalysts for Polycarbonate Polyol Production

(2015) A. M. Chapman et al.   ACS Catalysis

Unsymmetrical α,ω-Difunctionalized Long-Chain Compounds via Full Molecular Incorporation of Fatty Acids

(2015) Timo Witt et al.   ACS Catalysis

Comparing life cycle energy and GHG emissions of bio-based PET, recycled PET, PLA, and man-made cellulosics

(2015) Li Shen et al.   Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr

Synthetic Polyester from Algae Oil

(2014) Philipp Roesle et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Stereocomplexed Poly(Limonene Carbonate): A Unique Example of the Cocrystallization of Amorphous Enantiomeric Polymers

(2014) Finizia Auriemma et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Copolymerization and terpolymerization of carbon dioxide/propylene oxide/phthalic anhydride using a (salen)Co(III) complex tethering four quaternary ammonium salts

(2014) Jong Yeob Jeon et al.   Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

Limonene: a versatile chemical of the bioeconomy

(2014) Rosaria Ciriminna et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Life cycle assessment of CO2capture and utilization: a tutorial review

(2014) Niklas von der Assen et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Long-chain aliphatic polyesters from plant oils for injection molding, film extrusion and electrospinning

(2014) Florian Stempfle et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Life cycle assessment of polyols for polyurethane production using CO2 as feedstock: insights from an industrial case study

(2014) Niklas von der Assen et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Poly(propylene succinate): A New Polymer Stereocomplex

(2014) Julie M. Longo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Chain Mobility, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Poly(ethylene furanoate) Compared to Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2014) Steven K. Burgess et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Formic-acid-induced depolymerization of oxidized lignin to aromatics

(2014) Alireza Rahimi et al.   NATURE

Scalable production of mechanically tunable block polymers from sugar

(2014) M. Xiong et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Copolymerization of CO2and meso epoxides using enantioselective β-diiminate catalysts: a route to highly isotactic polycarbonates

(2014) W. Chadwick Ellis et al.   Chemical Science

Efficient selective and atom economic catalytic conversion of glycerol to lactic acid

(2014) Liam S. Sharninghausen et al.   Nature Communications

Sustainable Thermoplastic Elastomers from Terpene-Derived Monomers

(2014) Justin M. Bolton et al.   ACS Macro Letters

A High-Performance Recycling Solution for Polystyrene Achieved by the Synthesis of Renewable Poly(thioether) Networks Derived from d -Limonene

(2013) Keith Hearon et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Route for Lignin and Bio-Oil Conversion: Dehydroxylation of Phenols into Arenes by Catalytic Tandem Reactions

(2013) Xingyu Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A One-Pot Synthesis of a Triblock Copolymer from Propylene Oxide/Carbon Dioxide and Lactide: Intermediacy of Polyol Initiators

(2013) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Recent advances in lactic acid production by microbial fermentation processes

(2013) Mohamed Ali Abdel-Rahman et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Lactic acid as a platform chemical in the biobased economy: the role of chemocatalysis

(2013) Michiel Dusselier et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Large-ring lactones from plant oils

(2013) Timo Witt et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Self-healable polymer networks based on the cross-linking of epoxidised soybean oil by an aqueous citric acid solution

(2013) Facundo I. Altuna et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Chemical and Technical Aspects of the Synthesis of Chlorohydrins from Glycerol

(2013) E. Santacesaria et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Dehydration of Ethanol to Ethylene

(2013) Minhua Zhang et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Polycarbonates Derived from Glucose via an Organocatalytic Approach

(2013) Koichiro Mikami et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of a Naturally Derived Macrocyclic Glycolipid

(2013) Yifeng Peng et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Structure–properties relationship of fatty acid-based thermoplastics as synthetic polymer mimics

(2013) Lise Maisonneuve et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Sustainable cycloolefin polymer from pine tree oil for optoelectronics material: living cationic polymerization of β-pinene and catalytic hydrogenation of high-molecular-weight hydrogenated poly(β-pinene)

(2013) Kotaro Satoh et al.   Polymer Chemistry

CO2 Copolymers from Epoxides: Catalyst Activity, Product Selectivity, and Stereochemistry Control

(2012) Xiao-Bing Lu et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Supra-Molecular EcoBioNanocomposites Based on Polylactide and Cellulosic Nanowhiskers: Synthesis and Properties

(2012) Birgit Braun et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Thermoplastic Elastomers Derived from Menthide and Tulipalin A

(2012) Jihoon Shin et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Worldwide innovations in the development of carbon capture technologies and the utilization of CO2

(2012) Peter Markewitz et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Replacing fossil based PET with biobased PEF; process analysis, energy and GHG balance

(2012) A. J. J. E. Eerhart et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Progress in Renewable Polymers from Natural Terpenes, Terpenoids, and Rosin

(2012) Perry A. Wilbon et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Bioplastics science from a policy vantage point

(2012) Jim C. Philp et al.   New Biotechnology

Preparation of thermoplastic polyurethanes using in situ generated poly(propylene carbonate)-diols

(2012) Sang Hwan Lee et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Polymers from Fatty Acids: Poly(ω-hydroxyl tetradecanoic acid) Synthesis and Physico-Mechanical Studies

(2011) Chen Liu et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

From Interfacial Ring-Opening Polymerization to Melt Processing of Cellulose Nanowhisker-Filled Polylactide-Based Nanocomposites

(2011) Anne-Lise Goffin et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

From Lactic Acid to Poly(lactic acid) (PLA): Characterization and Analysis of PLA and Its Precursors

(2011) Saara Inkinen et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Plastics Derived from Biological Sources: Present and Future: A Technical and Environmental Review

(2011) Guo-Qiang Chen et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

The irruption of polymers from renewable resources on the scene of macromolecular science and technology

(2011) Alessandro Gandini   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Organocatalytic depolymerization of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2011) Kazuki Fukushima et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Twenty years of PET bottle to bottle recycling—An overview

(2011) Frank Welle   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Silica-Like Malleable Materials from Permanent Organic Networks

(2011) D. Montarnal et al.   SCIENCE

Design of Renewable Hydrogel Release Systems from Fiberboard Mill Wastewater

(2010) Ann-Christine Albertsson et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Recent advances in CO2/epoxide copolymerization—New strategies and cooperative mechanisms

(2010) Stephan Klaus et al.   COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Biorenewable polyethylene terephthalate mimics derived from lignin and acetic acid

(2010) Laurent Mialon et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Technology development for the production of biobased products from biorefinery carbohydrates—the US Department of Energy’s “Top 10” revisited

(2010) Joseph J. Bozell et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Life cycle assessment of the manufacture of lactide and PLA biopolymers from sugarcane in Thailand

(2010) Wim J. Groot et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

Enzyme-catalysis breathes new life into polyester condensation polymerizations

(2010) Richard A. Gross et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Present and future development in plastics from biomass

(2009) Li Shen et al.   Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr

Mechanistic Aspects of the Copolymerization of CO2with Epoxides Using a Thermally Stable Single-Site Cobalt(III) Catalyst

(2009) Wei-Min Ren et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Creating Hierarchical Structures in Renewable Composites by Attaching Bacterial Cellulose onto Sisal Fibers

(2008) Julasak Juntaro et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Pre-Rate-Determining Selectivity in the Terpolymerization of Epoxides, Cyclic Anhydrides, and CO2: A One-Step Route to Diblock Copolymers

(2008) Ryan C. Jeske et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Self-healing and thermoreversible rubber from supramolecular assembly

(2008) Philippe Cordier et al.   NATURE

Poly(Propylene Carbonate), Old Copolymers of Propylene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide with New Interests: Catalysis and Material Properties

(2008) Gerrit Luinstra   Polymer Reviews