Dihydroxyterephthalate—a trojan horse PET counit for facile chemical recycling

TH Lee, M Forrester, T Wang, L Shen, H Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Here, low‐energy poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) chemical recycling in water: PET
copolymers with diethyl 2, 5‐dihydroxyterephthalate (DHTE) undergo selective hydrolysis at …

Brill transition in polyamide 1012 multiblock poly (tetramethylene oxide) copolymers: the effect of composition on hydrogen-bonding organization

Y Wang, J Shao, P Zhu, L Wang, D Wang… - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
The effect of composition on the Brill transition of polyamide-based copolymers was
systematically investigated with the synthesized polyamide 1012 (PA1012) multiblock poly …

Next-Generation High-Performance Biobased Naphthalate-modified PET for sustainable food packaging applications

TH Lee, H Liu, MJ Forrester, L Shen, T Wang… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We report a series of novel poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) copolymers with improved
properties through the incorporation of bioadvantaged dimethyl 2, 7 …

Local reactivity descriptors to decipher the electrochemical hydrogenation of unsaturated carboxylic acids

MN Dell'Anna, G Gupta, PT Prabhu, TH Chu… - Green …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The decarbonization of chemical manufacturing is a multifaceted challenge that requires
technologies able to selectively convert CO2-sequestering feedstocks using renewable …

Inclusion/exclusion behavior of comonomer units in isodimorphic crystallization of biobased copolyamides PA6/PA56

R Zhu, L Sun, H Hu, R Zhao, B Ma, N Li, J Yu… - European Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
A series of semi-crystalline bio-based copolyamides PA6 x 56 y were synthesized via melt
polycondensation from caprolactam (6 units) and bio-based Pentamethylene adipamide …

Bioenabled Platform to Access Polyamides with Built-In Target Properties

P Carter, JL Trettin, TH Lee, NL Chalgren… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The diversification of platform chemicals is key to today's petroleum industry. Likewise, the
flourishing of tomorrow's biorefineries will rely on molecules with next-generation properties …

Effect of comonomer loading on the thermal and mechanical properties of biobased copolyamides PA6/PA56

R Zhu, L Sun, H Hu, R Zhao, B Ma, N Li, J Yu, X Wang… - Polymer, 2024 - Elsevier
With bio-renewable and environmentally friendly nature, biobased polyamides have
emerged as attractive alternatives to traditional petroleum-derived polymers. However, poor …

Structure sensitivity of the electrochemical hydrogenation of cis, cis-muconic acid to hexenedioic acid and adipic acid

DM Patel, PT Prabhu, G Gupta, MN Dell'Anna… - Green …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The global market of fossil carbon-derived adipic acid (AA) was over 3 million tons in 2022,
emitting 3.1 million tons of the potent greenhouse gas N2O. Alternative biomass-derived …

Semicrystalline-glassy multiblock copolymers via mechanochemical synthesis toward tough poly (lactide)

SJ Hong, H Jeong, JS Yuk, M Park, G Kim… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A series of semicrystalline-glassy (poly (amide11)–poly (lactide)) n (PA11–PLA) n multiblock
copolymers with> 97% renewable carbon content were developed for tough PLA. The …

High-value copolyamide 6 materials with colorless transparent and low water absorption upgraded from upcycled and biomass comonomers

YH Chen, YC Chang, SP Rwei - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Polyamide 6 (PA6) is a semicrystalline polymer with excellent wide application for
filament and packing materials. However, the use in filament and packing materials of PA6 …