Advances in the use of CO 2 as a renewable feedstock for the synthesis of polymers

B Grignard, S Gennen, C Jérôme, AW Kleij… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon dioxide offers an accessible, cheap and renewable carbon feedstock for synthesis.
Current interest in the area of carbon dioxide valorisation aims at new, emerging …

CO 2-fixation into cyclic and polymeric carbonates: principles and applications

AJ Kamphuis, F Picchioni, PP Pescarmona - Green chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The reaction between carbon dioxide and epoxides is an attractive pathway for CO2-
utilisation as it can lead to the formation of two different, yet valuable, products: cyclic and …

Understanding metal synergy in heterodinuclear catalysts for the copolymerization of CO2 and epoxides

AC Deacy, AFR Kilpatrick, A Regoutz, CK Williams - Nature chemistry, 2020 - nature.com
Carbon dioxide and epoxide copolymerization is an industrially relevant means to valorize
waste and improve sustainability in polymer manufacturing. Given the value of the polymer …

Recent advances in the synthesis of cyclic carbonates via CO2 cycloaddition to epoxides

A Rehman, F Saleem, F Javed, A Ikhlaq… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global concerns about high CO 2 levels and dwindling supplies of fossil resources are
increasing. The utilization of CO 2 and waste biomass as renewable resources for valuable …

Co(III)/Alkali-Metal(I) Heterodinuclear Catalysts for the Ring-Opening Copolymerization of CO2 and Propylene Oxide

AC Deacy, E Moreby, A Phanopoulos… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ring-opening copolymerization of carbon dioxide and propene oxide is a useful means
to valorize waste into commercially attractive poly (propylene carbonate)(PPC) polyols. The …

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 …

Switchable Catalysis Improves the Properties of CO2-Derived Polymers: Poly(cyclohexene carbonate-b-ε-decalactone-b-cyclohexene carbonate) Adhesives …

GS Sulley, GL Gregory, TTD Chen… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Carbon dioxide/epoxide copolymerization is an efficient way to add value to waste CO2 and
to reduce pollution in polymer manufacturing. Using this process to make low molar mass …

Ring-opening copolymerization (ROCOP): synthesis and properties of polyesters and polycarbonates

S Paul, Y Zhu, C Romain, R Brooks, PK Saini… - Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Controlled routes to prepare polyesters and polycarbonates are of interest due to the
widespread application of these materials and the opportunities provided to prepare new …

Synergic heterodinuclear catalysts for the ring-opening copolymerization (ROCOP) of epoxides, carbon dioxide, and anhydrides

WT Diment, W Lindeboom, F Fiorentini… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The development of sustainable plastic materials is an essential target of
chemistry in the 21st century. Key objectives toward this goal include utilizing sustainable …

Bio-based polycarbonate from limonene oxide and CO 2 with high molecular weight, excellent thermal resistance, hardness and transparency

O Hauenstein, M Reiter, S Agarwal, B Rieger… - Green chemistry, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Completely bio-based, high molecular weight (> 100 kDa) poly (limonene
carbonate)(PLimC) with attractive thermal (glass transition temperature, Tg= 130° C) and …