A quest for polycarbonates provided via sustainable epoxide/CO2 copolymerization processes

High performance thiol-ene thermosets based on fully bio-based poly(limonene carbonate)s

(2017) Chunliang Li et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

The E factor 25 years on: the rise of green chemistry and sustainability

(2017) Roger A. Sheldon   GREEN CHEMISTRY

50th Anniversary Perspective: There Is a Great Future in Sustainable Polymers

(2017) Deborah K. Schneiderman et al.   MACROMOLECULES

High Purity Limonene Dicarbonate as Versatile Building Block for Sustainable Non-Isocyanate Polyhydroxyurethane Thermosets and Thermoplastics

(2017) Vitalij Schimpf et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis of vegetable-oil based polymer by terpolymerization of epoxidized soybean oil, propylene oxide and carbon dioxide

(2017) Farra Wahida Shaarani et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

A Lewis acid β-diiminato-zinc-complex as all-rounder for co- and terpolymerisation of various epoxides with carbon dioxide

(2017) M. Reiter et al.   Chemical Science

Access to Biorenewable Polycarbonates with Unusual Glass-Transition Temperature (Tg) Modulation

(2017) Nicole Kindermann et al.   ACS Catalysis

Unique Base-Initiated Depolymerization of Limonene-Derived Polycarbonates

(2017) Chunliang Li et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Screening Synthesis Pathways for Biomass-Derived Sustainable Polymer Production

(2017) Dongda Zhang et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Conversion of actual flue gas CO 2 via cycloaddition to propylene oxide catalyzed by a single-site, recyclable zirconium catalyst

(2017) Michael J. Kelly et al.   Journal of CO2 Utilization

Biobased Polycarbonate as a Gas Separation Membrane and “Breathing Glass” for Energy Saving Applications

(2017) Oliver Hauenstein et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

Chemoselective Alternating Copolymerization of Limonene Dioxide and Carbon Dioxide: A New Highly Functional Aliphatic Epoxy Polycarbonate

(2016) Chunliang Li et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Renewability is not Enough: Recent Advances in the Sustainable Synthesis of Biomass-Derived Monomers and Polymers

(2016) Audrey Llevot et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Catalytic Coupling of Carbon Dioxide with Terpene Scaffolds: Access to Challenging Bio-Based Organic Carbonates

(2016) Giulia Fiorani et al.   ChemSusChem

Post-functionalization of fully biobased poly(limonene carbonate)s: Synthesis, characterization and coating evaluation

(2016) Chunliang Li et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Highly integrated CO2 capture and conversion: direct synthesis of cyclic carbonates from industrial flue gas

(2016) Alexander Barthel 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

Environmentally Benign CO2-Based Copolymers: Degradable Polycarbonates Derived from Dihydroxybutyric Acid and Their Platinum–Polymer Conjugates

(2016) Fu-Te Tsai et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Sustainable polymers from renewable resources

(2016) Yunqing Zhu et al.   NATURE

Catalysts for CO2/epoxide ring-opening copolymerization

(2016) G. Trott et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Bio-based polycarbonate as synthetic toolbox

(2016) O. Hauenstein et al.   Nature Communications

Selective Dimerization of Ethylene to 1-Butene with a Porous Catalyst

(2016) Eric D. Metzger et al.   ACS Central Science

ORANGE CRUSH

(2016) MELODY BOMGARDNER   CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING NEWS

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

(2015) Shyeni Paul et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

AlIII-Catalysed Formation of Poly(limonene)carbonate: DFT Analysis of the Origin of Stereoregularity

(2015) Leticia Peña Carrodeguas et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

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

Sustainable metal-based catalysts for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates containing five-membered rings

(2015) James W. Comerford et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Carbon Dioxide/Epoxide Copolymerization via a Nanosized Zinc–Cobalt(III) Double Metal Cyanide Complex: Substituent Effects of Epoxides on Polycarbonate Selectivity, Regioselectivity and Glass Transition Temperatures

(2015) Xing-Hong Zhang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Dramatic Behavioral Differences of the Copolymerization Reactions of 1,4-Cyclohexadiene and 1,3-Cyclohexadiene Oxides with Carbon Dioxide

(2015) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Crystallization of Alternating Limonene Oxide/Carbon Dioxide Copolymers: Determination of the Crystal Structure of Stereocomplex Poly(limonene carbonate)

(2015) Finizia Auriemma et al.   MACROMOLECULES

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

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

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

Limonene: a versatile chemical of the bioeconomy

(2014) Rosaria Ciriminna et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

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

Aliphatic Polycarbonates Based on Carbon Dioxide, Furfuryl Glycidyl Ether, and Glycidyl Methyl Ether: Reversible Functionalization and Cross-Linking

(2014) Jeannette Hilf et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Postpolymerization Functionalization of Copolymers Produced from Carbon Dioxide and 2-Vinyloxirane: Amphiphilic/Water-Soluble CO2-Based Polycarbonates

(2014) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Copolymerization and Cycloaddition Products Derived from Coupling Reactions of 1,2-Epoxy-4-cyclohexene and Carbon Dioxide. Postpolymerization Functionalization via Thiol–Ene Click Reactions

(2014) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Carbon-dioxide-derived unsaturated alicyclic polycarbonate: Synthesis, characterization, and post-polymerization modification

(2014) Satoshi Honda et al.   POLYMER

Sequestering CO2 for Short-Term Storage in MOFs: Copolymer Synthesis with Oxiranes

(2014) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   ACS Catalysis

Synthesis of fully alternating polycarbonate with low Tg from carbon dioxide and bio-based fatty acid

(2014) Ying-Ying Zhang et al.   RSC Advances

Catalysis for the Valorization of Exhaust Carbon: from CO2 to Chemicals, Materials, and Fuels. Technological Use of CO2

(2013) Michele Aresta et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Base initiated depolymerization of polycarbonates to epoxide and carbon dioxide co-monomers: a computational study

(2013) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Carbon dioxide (CO2) as sustainable feedstock for polyurethane production

(2013) J. Langanke et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Dehydration of Ethanol to Ethylene

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

Crystalline CO2 Copolymer from Epichlorohydrin via Co(III)-Complex-Mediated Stereospecific Polymerization

(2013) Guang-Peng Wu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

An Efficient Method of Depolymerization of Poly(cyclopentene carbonate) to Its Comonomers: Cyclopentene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide

(2013) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Catalytic Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Limonene Oxide and Phthalic Anhydride: Toward Partially Renewable Polyesters

(2013) Elham Hosseini Nejad et al.   MACROMOLECULES

The Human Urine Metabolome

(2013) Souhaila Bouatra et al.   PLoS One

Selective production of poly(carbonate–co–ether) over cyclic carbonate for epichlorohydrin and CO2 copolymerization via heterogeneous catalysis of Zn–Co (III) double metal cyanide complex

(2013) Ren-Jian Wei et al.   POLYMER

Catalytic Coupling of Cyclopentene Oxide and CO2 Utilizing Bifunctional (salen)Co(III) and (salen)Cr(III) Catalysts: Comparative Processes Involving Binary (salen)Cr(III) Analogs

(2013) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   ACS Catalysis

Self-metathesis of fatty acid methyl esters: full conversion by choosing the appropriate plant oil

(2013) Hatice Mutlu et al.   RSC Advances

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

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

Synthesis of a kairomone and other chemicals from cardanol, a renewable resource

(2012) Juma A. Mmongoyo et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF LIPID SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

What's new with CO2? Recent advances in its copolymerization with oxiranes

(2012) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Cyclic limonene dicarbonate as a new monomer for non-isocyanate oligo- and polyurethanes (NIPU) based upon terpenes

(2012) Moritz Bähr et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Efficient Magnesium Catalysts for the Copolymerization of Epoxides and CO2; Using Water to Synthesize Polycarbonate Polyols

(2012) Michael R. Kember et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Triblock copolymers from lactide and telechelic poly(cyclohexene carbonate)

(2012) Michael R. Kember et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Challenges in the catalytic synthesis of cyclic and polymeric carbonates from epoxides and CO2

(2012) Paolo P. Pescarmona et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Cobalt catalysts for the coupling of CO2and epoxides to provide polycarbonates and cyclic carbonates

(2011) Xiao-Bing Lu et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Myth or Reality? Fixation of Carbon Dioxide into Complex Organic Matter under Mild Conditions

(2011) Rubén Martín et al.   ChemSusChem

Furfural-A Promising Platform for Lignocellulosic Biofuels

(2011) Jean-Paul Lange et al.   ChemSusChem

Influence of flue gas on the catalytic activity of an immobilized aluminium(salen) complex for cyclic carbonate synthesis

(2011) Michael North et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Perfectly Alternating Copolymerization of CO2and Epichlorohydrin Using Cobalt(III)-Based Catalyst Systems

(2011) Guang-Peng Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis and Polymerization of Renewable 1,3-Cyclohexadiene Using Metathesis, Isomerization, and Cascade Reactions with Late-metal Catalysts

(2011) Robert T. Mathers et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Salen-Complex-Mediated Formation of Cyclic Carbonates by Cycloaddition of CO2 to Epoxides

(2010) Antonello Decortes et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Production of biofuels, limonene and pectin from citrus wastes

(2010) Mohammad Pourbafrani et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Catalysts for CO2/epoxide copolymerisation

(2010) Michael R. Kember et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

A bimetallic iron(iii) catalyst for CO2/epoxide coupling

(2010) Antoine Buchard et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Olefin Oligomerization via Metallacycles: Dimerization, Trimerization, Tetramerization, and Beyond

(2010) David S. McGuinness   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

New Class of Catalysts for Alternating Copolymerization of Alkylene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide

(2010) Atsushi Okada et al.   CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Cyclic Carbonate Synthesis Catalysed by Bimetallic Aluminium-Salen Complexes

(2010) William Clegg et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

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

(2010) Stephan Klaus et al.   COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS

One-component bimetallic aluminium(salen)-based catalysts for cyclic carbonate synthesis and their immobilization

(2010) Jaisiel Meléndez et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Castor oil as a renewable resource for the chemical industry

(2010) Hatice Mutlu et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF LIPID SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxides and CO2

(2010) Michael North et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Green Chemistry: Sunlight-Induced Cationic Polymerization of Renewable Epoxy Monomers Under Air

(2010) Mohamad-Ali Tehfe et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Highly Active, Bifunctional Co(III)-Salen Catalyst for Alternating Copolymerization of CO2with Cyclohexene Oxide and Terpolymerization with Aliphatic Epoxides

(2010) Wei-Min Ren et al.   MACROMOLECULES

An effective procedure for the synthesis of acid-sensitive epoxides: Use of 1-methylimidazole as the additive on methyltrioxorhenium-catalyzed epoxidation of alkenes with hydrogen peroxide

(2010) Shigekazu Yamazaki   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Highly Active Dizinc Catalyst for the Copolymerization of Carbon Dioxide and Cyclohexene Oxide at One Atmosphere Pressure

(2009) Michael R. Kember et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Undecylenic Acid: A Valuable and Physiologically Active Renewable Building Block from Castor Oil

(2009) Marijke Van der Steen et al.   ChemSusChem

An integrated approach to energy and chemicals production

(2009) Ian S. Metcalfe et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

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

Synthesis and Stabilization of Novel Aliphatic Polycarbonate from Renewable Resource

(2009) Yuxi Hu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Highly Selective and Reactive (salan)CrCl Catalyst for the Copolymerization and Block Copolymerization of Epoxides with Carbon Dioxide

(2009) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Terpolymerizations of CO2, Propylene Oxide, and Various Epoxides Using a Cobalt(III) Complex of Salen-Type Ligand Tethered by Four Quaternary Ammonium Salts

(2009) Jong Eon Seong et al.   MACROMOLECULES

The Emergence of Thiol-Ene Coupling as a Click Process for Materials and Bioorganic Chemistry

(2008) Alessandro Dondoni   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Furfural: Hemicellulose/xylosederived biochemical

(2008) Ajit Singh Mamman et al.   Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr

Effect of cocatalyst and carbon dioxide pressure on the synthesis of polycarbonate from phenyl glycidyl ether and carbon dioxide

(2008) Ji-Yeon Ahn et al.   KOREAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

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

(2008) Gerrit Luinstra   Polymer Reviews

The Cobalt Porphyrin−Lewis Base System:  A Highly Selective Catalyst for Alternating Copolymerization of CO2and Epoxide under Mild Conditions

(2007) Hiroshi Sugimoto et al.   MACROMOLECULES