Recent developments in organocatalysed transformations of epoxides and carbon dioxide into cyclic carbonates

L Guo, KJ Lamb, M North - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
This review is focused on the rapidly developing area of organocatalysed cyclic carbonate
synthesis. It starts with an introduction to carbon capture and utilisation in general, which …

Chemically recyclable polymer materials: polymerization and depolymerization cycles

G Xu, Q Wang - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The design and synthesis of chemically recyclable polymers, which can be reutilized as their
starting monomers or new value-added chemicals, has provided a practical approach to …

Pinwheel-Shaped Tetranuclear Organoboron Catalysts for Perfectly Alternating Copolymerization of CO2 and Epichlorohydrin

GW Yang, CK Xu, R Xie, YY Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The copolymerization of carbon dioxide (CO2) and epoxides to produce aliphatic
polycarbonates is a burgeoning technology for the large-scale utilization of CO2 and …

Heterocycle/Heteroallene Ring‐Opening Copolymerization: Selective Catalysis Delivering Alternating Copolymers

AJ Plajer, CK Williams - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Heteroatom‐containing polymers have strong potential as sustainable replacements for
petrochemicals, show controllable monomer–polymer equilibria and properties spanning …

Structural Metamorphoses of d-Xylose Oxetane- and Carbonyl Sulfide-Based Polymers In Situ during Ring-Opening Copolymerizations

DK Tran, AN Braaksma, AM Andras… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymers constructed from copolymerizations of carbohydrates with C1 feedstocks are
promising targets that provide transformation of sustainably sourced building blocks into …

Study on the polystyrene plastic degradation in supercritical water/CO2 mixed environment and carbon fixation of polystyrene plastic in CO2 environment

S Zhao, C Wang, B Bai, H Jin, W Wei - Journal of hazardous materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Through the degradation of organic waste, the carbon can be extracted and converted into
syngas with calorific value, and the CO 2 generated can also be used after fixed. In this …

Current Challenges and Perspectives in CO2-Based Polymers

Y Liu, XB Lu - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is considered a renewable one-carbon building block for chemical
synthesis owing to its abundance, low toxicity, nonflammability, and availability. The …

Development of lab-on-chip biosensor for the detection of toxic heavy metals: A review

V Karthik, B Karuna, PS Kumar, A Saravanan… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, a decrease in water availability and quality has been raised due to rapid
industrialization, unsustainable agricultural activities and anthropogenic activities. Heavy …

Synthesis of Diverse Polycarbonates by Organocatalytic Copolymerization of CO2 and Epoxides: From High Pressure and Temperature to Ambient Conditions

J Zhang, L Wang, S Liu, Z Li - … Chemie International Edition, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Organophosphazenes combined with triethylborane (TEB) were selected as binary
organocatalyts for the copolymerization of CO2 and epoxides. Both the activity and …

Syntheses, properties, and applications of CO2-based functional polymers

B Song, A Qin, BZ Tang - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2022 - cell.com
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is an abundant, inexpensive, nontoxic, and renewable C1 resource
in organic synthesis. Converting CO 2 into high-value-added fuels or materials has attracted …