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 …

Cellulosic and hemicellulosic fractions of sugarcane bagasse: Potential, challenges and future perspective

A Kumar, V Kumar, B Singh - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sugarcane bagasse is a rich source of cellulose (32–45%), hemicellulose (20–32%) and
lignin (17–32%), 1.0–9.0% ash and some extractives. Huge amount of the generation of …

PLA bioplastic production: From monomer to the polymer

J Yu, S Xu, B Liu, H Wang, F Qiao, X Ren… - European Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) plastics is of great significance to the sustainable
development of the world. Today, most PLA is prepared by ring-opening polymerization of …

Catalytic amination of polylactic acid to alanine

S Tian, Y Jiao, Z Gao, Y Xu, L Fu, H Fu… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In comparison to the traditional petroleum-based plastics, polylactic acid, the most popular
biodegradable plastic, can be decomposed into carbon dioxide and water in the …

Advances in catalytic routes for the production of carboxylic acids from biomass: a step forward for sustainable polymers

J Iglesias, I Martínez-Salazar… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymers are ubiquitously present in our daily life because they can meet a wide range of
needs and fields of applications. This success, based on an irresponsible linear …

Production of lactic acid/lactates from biomass and their catalytic transformations to commodities

P Maki-Arvela, IL Simakova, T Salmi… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Production of Lactic Acid/Lactates from Biomass and Their Catalytic Transformations to
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Catalytic routes towards acrylic acid, adipic acid and ε-caprolactam starting from biorenewables

R Beerthuis, G Rothenberg, NR Shiju - Green Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The majority of bulk chemicals are derived from crude oil, but the move to biorenewable
resources is gaining both societal and commercial interest. Reviewing this transition, we first …

Calcium orthophosphate bioceramics

SV Dorozhkin - Ceramics International, 2015 - Elsevier
Various types of grafts have been traditionally used to restore damaged bones. In the late
1960s, a strong interest was raised in studying ceramics as potential bone grafts due to their …

Calcium orthophosphate-based bioceramics

SV Dorozhkin - Materials, 2013 - mdpi.com
Various types of grafts have been traditionally used to restore damaged bones. In the late
1960s, a strong interest was raised in studying ceramics as potential bone grafts due to their …

Green chemistry, catalysis and valorization of waste biomass

RA Sheldon - Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2016 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the pivotal role of catalysis, both chemical and biological, in the
development of sustainable technologies for the conversion of waste biomass to fuels …