Ring‐opening (co) polymerization strategies of selected oxacyclic monomers to control and provide tailored polymers with desired properties

B Trzebicka, W Wałach, P Kurcok… - Polymers for …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ring‐opening polymerization (ROP) is a versatile synthetic method used to produce
polymers from cyclic monomers, particularly oxacyclic monomers such as lactones and …

Functional polyesters via ring-opening copolymerization of α–hydroxy–γ–butyrolactone and ε-caprolactone: La [N (SiMe3) 2] 3 as an efficient coordination-insertion …

C Pascouau, AL Wirotius, S Carlotti, H Cramail… - European Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
The growing awareness of environmental concerns and the fossil resources depletion have
raised the need to develop sustainable and degradable polymers such as aliphatic …

Tailoring the Properties of Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Plastics to Elastomers via Stereoselective Copolymerizations of racβ‐Butyrolactone and β‐Propiolactone

H Zhang, J Qin, X Tang - Chinese Journal of Chemistry, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Comprehensive Summary Poly (3‐hydroxybutyrate), a crucial member of the large
biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoate family, suffers from its brittleness. To enhance its …

Enabling Research in Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging.

JG Hardy, AF Stowell, CI Mumford… - Polymer …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
Increase the reuse, collection, and recycling or composting of plastic packaging.
PRODUCTION PRE-CONSUMPTION/UTILISATION Wilson and co-workers introduce a …