Biobased vitrimers: Towards sustainable and adaptable performing polymer materials
In the last decades, Covalent Adaptable Networks (CAN) appeared as an innovative
polymer family, able to bridge the gap between thermoplastics and thermosets. CAN rely on …
polymer family, able to bridge the gap between thermoplastics and thermosets. CAN rely on …
Recent progress in the catalytic transformation of carbon dioxide into biosourced organic carbonates
Cyclic organic carbonates are among the most widely studied targets in the nonreductive
conversion of carbon dioxide using oxiranes as the common reaction partners. Apart from …
conversion of carbon dioxide using oxiranes as the common reaction partners. Apart from …
Closed-loop recycling of polyethylene-like materials
M Häußler, M Eck, D Rothauer, S Mecking - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Plastics are key components of almost any technology today. Although their production
consumes substantial feedstock resources, plastics are largely disposed of after their service …
consumes substantial feedstock resources, plastics are largely disposed of after their service …
Fatty acids and their derivatives as renewable platform molecules for the chemical industry
U Biermann, UT Bornscheuer… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Oils and fats of vegetable and animal origin remain an important renewable feedstock for the
chemical industry. Their industrial use has increased during the last 10 years from 31 to 51 …
chemical industry. Their industrial use has increased during the last 10 years from 31 to 51 …
The E factor 25 years on: the rise of green chemistry and sustainability
RA Sheldon - Green Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The global impact, over the last 25 years, of the principles of green chemistry and
sustainability, and the pivotal role of the E factor concept in driving resource efficiency and …
sustainability, and the pivotal role of the E factor concept in driving resource efficiency and …
Castor-oil-based, robust, self-healing, shape memory, and reprocessable polymers enabled by dynamic hindered urea bonds and hydrogen bonds
Developing biobased polyurethanes with repairability, reprocessability as well as robust
mechanical properties remains a great challenge. Herein, novel, robust biobased …
mechanical properties remains a great challenge. Herein, novel, robust biobased …
Conversion of biomass into chemicals over metal catalysts
M Besson, P Gallezot, C Pinel - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
The catalytic conversion of biomass and derivatives to chemicals has been the subject of
intense research efforts during the past decade resulting in a 20% annual increase in the …
intense research efforts during the past decade resulting in a 20% annual increase in the …
From monomers to polymers from renewable resources: Recent advances
A Gandini, TM Lacerda - Progress in Polymer Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Considering the state of affairs related to polymers and their applications, the plastic-
dependence of the modern society is evident and becomes now needless to mention …
dependence of the modern society is evident and becomes now needless to mention …
Importance of the support properties for immobilization or purification of enzymes
Immobilization and purification of enzymes are usual requirements for their industrial use.
Both purification and immobilization have a common factor: they use a solid activated …
Both purification and immobilization have a common factor: they use a solid activated …
Multi-point enzyme immobilization, surface chemistry, and novel platforms: a paradigm shift in biocatalyst design
M Bilal, M Asgher, H Cheng, Y Yan… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Engineering enzymes with improved catalytic properties in non-natural environments have
been concerned with their diverse industrial and biotechnological applications …
been concerned with their diverse industrial and biotechnological applications …