Polyesters from renewable resources are an expanding area with a burgeoning scientific
activity, nevertheless little has been reviewed about this particular class of polymers. The …

The low biodegradability of petroleum-based polymers and the exhaustible nature of the oil
reserves have intensified interest in natural renewing resources for the chemical synthesis of …

The runaway production and consumption of oil-based plastics are key drivers of global
warming and the increased carbon footprint. Besides, most of this plastic debris ends up in …

Plastics are ubiquitous in modern society. However, the reliance on fossil fuels and the
environmental persistence of most polymers make them unsustainable. Scientists are facing …

Lactobionic acid has appeared on the commercial scene as a versatile polyhydroxy acid
with numerous promising applications in the food, medicine, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable and biocompatible polyesters that can
potentially replace certain plastics derived from petroleum. PHAs can be produced using a …

This review is the sixth update of the original article published in 1999 on the application of
MALDI mass spectrometry to the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates and brings …

Over the last decade, there has been an increasing interest in lipase/esterase-catalyzed
polycondensation as an alternative to metal-based catalytic process, because the former …

The poor dispersibility and re-dispersibility of cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) in various
solvents and polymers have been recognized as the key factors limiting their potential …

In the past three years, enzymatic polymerization has dramatically developed and provided
many successful examples in the construction of functional polymeric materials. In this …