This review describes polymer synthesis utilizing carbon dioxide and carbon disulfide as
useful C1 resources. Chain and step copolymerizations are recounted with polymerizations …

Currently, the pulp and paper industry generates around 50–70 million tons of lignin
annually, which is mainly burned for energy recovery. Lignin, being a natural aromatic …

The synthesis and use of cyclic alkylene carbonates as reactive intermediates first appeared
in the literature more than 50 years ago. However, the range of their usefulness in industrial …

This review aims to cover the topic of polycarbonate synthesis via ring-opening
polymerization (ROP) of cyclic carbonates. We report a wide variety of ROP-initiating …

Propylene carbonate (PC) was used as an alternative to the hazardous propylene oxide
(PO) for the oxypropylation of condensed tannins from Acacia mearnsii. The influence of the …

This article deals with anionic ring-opening polymerization of a bifunctional cyclic carbonate
consisting of both five-and six-membered rings (65CCP) and anionic depolymerization of …

The behavior under irradiation of neat propylene carbonate (PC), a co-solvent usually used
in Li-ion batteries (LIB), and also of Li salt solutions is investigated. The decomposition of …

The decarboxylation upon oligomerization of propylene carbonate in the presence of the
bisphenol A/KHCO3 initiating system was studied by means of matrix-assisted laser …

Lignin obtained by Lignoboost® procedure from black liquor after kraft pulping of Eucalyptus
globulus wood was characterized and converted into liquid polyols via an innovative and …

Ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of five-membered cyclic carbonates suffers from
fractional decarboxylation during polymerization. The phenomenon is well-established for …