Natural fiber-reinforced polycaprolactone green and hybrid biocomposites for various advanced applications

RA Ilyas, MYM Zuhri, MNF Norrrahim, MSM Misenan… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recent developments within the topic of biomaterials has taken hold of researchers due to
the mounting concern of current environmental pollution as well as scarcity resources …

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 …

(Chemo) biocatalytic upgrading of biobased furanic platforms to chemicals, fuels, and materials: a comprehensive review

N Li, MH Zong - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biobased furans, such as furfural, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, and 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid,
are recognized as the top-value platform chemicals in the valorization of biomass to …

Tuning the properties of furandicarboxylic acid-based polyesters with copolymerization: A review

Z Terzopoulou, L Papadopoulos, A Zamboulis… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polyesters based on 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) are a new class of biobased
polymers with enormous interest, both from a scientific and industrial perspective. The …

Biobased 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and its emerging copolyesters' properties for packaging applications

S Pandey, MJ Dumont, V Orsat, D Rodrigue - European Polymer Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The synthesis of 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) based polymers is gaining
importance as a replacement for petrochemical polymers due to their excellent …

Prospects of using biocatalysis for the synthesis and modification of polymers

M Nikulin, V Švedas - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Trends in the dynamically developing application of biocatalysis for the synthesis and
modification of polymers over the past 5 years are considered, with an emphasis on the …

Efficient synthesis of 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxylic acid by Escherichia coli overexpressing aldehyde dehydrogenases

XY Zhang, XY Ou, YJ Fu, MH Zong, N Li - Journal of biotechnology, 2020 - Elsevier
Catalytic transformation of biomass-derived furans into value-added chemicals and biofuels
has received considerable interest recently. In this work, aldehyde dehydrogenases …

Recent developments in lactone monomers and polymer synthesis and application

J Bińczak, K Dziuba, A Chrobok - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lactones are a group of compounds that have been known for several decades. The
commercial importance of lactones results from the possibility of manufacturing of a broad …

Biocatalytic oxidation of biobased furan aldehydes: comparison of toxicity and inhibition of furans toward a whole-cell biocatalyst

AD Cheng, SS Shi, Y Li, MH Zong… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Furan carboxylic acids are promising and renewable building blocks in polymer and
pharmaceutical industries. In this work, biocatalytic synthesis of furan carboxylic acids was …

Achievements and trends in biocatalytic synthesis of specialty polymers from biomass-derived monomers using lipases

A Todea, DM Dreavă, IC Benea, I Bîtcan, F Peter… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
New technologies for the conversion of biomass into high-value chemicals, including
polymers and plastics, is a must and a challenge. The development of green processes in …