A review of biodegradable plastics: chemistry, applications, properties, and future research needs

MS Kim, H Chang, L Zheng, Q Yan, BF Pfleger… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Environmental concerns over waste plastics' effect on the environment are leading to the
creation of biodegradable plastics. Biodegradable plastics may serve as a promising …

Recent advances in the development of green furan ring-containing polymeric materials based on renewable plant biomass

BY Karlinskii, VP Ananikov - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Fossil resources are rapidly depleting, forcing researchers in various fields of chemistry and
materials science to switch to the use of renewable sources and the development of …

Recommendations for replacing PET on packaging, fiber, and film materials with biobased counterparts

AF Sousa, R Patrício, Z Terzopoulou, DN Bikiaris… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
This review sheds light on urgent questions that arise from the need to replace a polymer
resin,–poly (ethylene terephthalate), which represents 7.7% market-share in the global …

The Road to Bring FDCA and PEF to the Market

E de Jong, HRA Visser, AS Dias, C Harvey, GJM Gruter - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biobased polymers and materials are desperately needed to replace fossil-based materials
in the world's transition to a more sustainable lifestyle. In this article, Avantium describes the …

Tunable thermal-induced degradation in fully bio-based copolyesters with enhanced mechanical and water barrier properties

Q Luan, H Hu, X Jiang, C Lin, X Zhang, Q Wang… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bio-based fumaric acid act as a key monomer for the fabrication of high-performance and
thermal-induced degradation polymers. Obtained poly (butylene 2, 5-furandicarboxylate …

Synthesis of fully biomass high-performance wood adhesives from xylitol and maleic anhydride

T Jin, H Zeng, Y Huang, L Liu, D Ji, H Guo… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Preparing a biobased wood adhesive to solve the formaldehyde pollution problem is crucial.
In this study, a xylitol-maleic anhydride hyperbranched polyester resin (XMA) was prepared …

Novel biobased polylactic acid/poly (pentamethylene 2, 5-furanoate) blends for sustainable food packaging

D Rigotti, M Soccio, A Dorigato… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Here, solution-cast blends of polylactic acid (PLA) and a novel bioderived poly
(pentamethylene 2, 5-furanoate)(PPeF) in variable concentrations (1–50 wt%) are prepared …

Plastics from renewable sources as green and sustainable alternatives

AF Sousa, AJD Silvestre - Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
This appraisal provides an up-to-date overview of the existent renewable, biomass-derived,
and more sustainable alternatives to conventional oil-based plastics, namely, high-market …

Poly (butylene 2, 4-furanoate), an added member to the class of smart furan-based polyesters for sustainable packaging: Structural isomerism as a key to tune the final …

E Bianchi, M Soccio, V Siracusa… - ACS sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
High-molecular-weight poly (butylene 2, 4-furanoate)(2, 4-PBF), an isomer of well-known
poly (butylene 2, 5-furanoate)(2, 5-PBF), was synthesized through an eco-friendly solvent …

Poly (hexylene vanillate): synthetic pathway and remarkable properties of a novel alipharomatic lignin-based polyester

E Xanthopoulou, Z Terzopoulou… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The negative environmental effects of conventional polymeric materials have intensified the
research toward the production of biobased counterparts. Vanillic acid (VA), a vanillin …