Sustainable polymers
AK Mohanty, F Wu, R Mincheva… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Sustainable polymers are materials derived from renewable, recycled and waste carbon
resources and their combinations, which at the end of life can be recycled, biodegraded or …
resources and their combinations, which at the end of life can be recycled, biodegraded or …
Polymers without petrochemicals: sustainable routes to conventional monomers
G Hayes, M Laurel, D MacKinnon, T Zhao… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Access to a wide range of plastic materials has been rationalized by the increased demand
from growing populations and the development of high-throughput production systems …
from growing populations and the development of high-throughput production systems …
Precision polymer synthesis by controlled radical polymerization: Fusing the progress from polymer chemistry and reaction engineering
During the first 100 years of polymer science, controlled radical polymerization (also
recommended as reversible deactivation radical polymerization) is undoubtedly a …
recommended as reversible deactivation radical polymerization) is undoubtedly a …
Biorenewable and circular polydiketoenamine plastics
Amid growing concerns over the human health and environmental impacts of plastic waste,
the most promising solution would be to build a circular plastics economy where …
the most promising solution would be to build a circular plastics economy where …
[HTML][HTML] Designing a circular carbon and plastics economy for a sustainable future
The linear production and consumption of plastics today is unsustainable. It creates large
amounts of unnecessary and mismanaged waste, pollution and carbon dioxide emissions …
amounts of unnecessary and mismanaged waste, pollution and carbon dioxide emissions …
Muconic acid production from glucose and xylose in Pseudomonas putida via evolution and metabolic engineering
Muconic acid is a bioprivileged molecule that can be converted into direct replacement
chemicals for incumbent petrochemicals and performance-advantaged bioproducts. In this …
chemicals for incumbent petrochemicals and performance-advantaged bioproducts. In this …
Biobased high-performance aromatic–aliphatic polyesters with complete recyclability
YM Tu, XM Wang, X Yang, HZ Fan… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The development of high-performance recyclable polymers represents a circular plastics
economy to address the urgent issues of plastic sustainability. Herein, we design a series of …
economy to address the urgent issues of plastic sustainability. Herein, we design a series of …
Novel bridge assistance strategy for tailoring crosslinking networks within soybean-meal-based biocomposites to balance mechanical and biodegradation properties
Y Kan, J Li, S Zhang, Z Gao - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The cost-effective fabrication of environmentally friendly soybean meal (SM)-based
biocomposites with tailorable biodegradability, mechanical properties, and water resistance …
biocomposites with tailorable biodegradability, mechanical properties, and water resistance …
Degradable and recyclable polymers by reversible deactivation radical polymerization
MR Martinez, K Matyjaszewski - CCS Chemistry, 2022 - chinesechemsoc.org
Reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) provides unprecedented control over
polymer composition, size, functionality, and topology. Various materials, such as linear …
polymer composition, size, functionality, and topology. Various materials, such as linear …
Tandem chemical deconstruction and biological upcycling of poly (ethylene terephthalate) to β-ketoadipic acid by Pseudomonas putida KT2440
Abstract Poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is the most abundantly consumed synthetic
polyester and accordingly a major source of plastic waste. The development of …
polyester and accordingly a major source of plastic waste. The development of …