Sustainable polymers from biomass: Bridging chemistry with materials and processing

Z Wang, MS Ganewatta, C Tang - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Renewable natural resources, such as plant oils, fatty acids, cellulose, and lignin, have been
widely pursued as precursors for manufacturing sustainable polymers. There are many …

A review on sustainable microalgae based biofuel and bioenergy production: Recent developments

A Raheem, P Prinsen, AK Vuppaladadiyam… - Journal of cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Climate changes induced by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions (mainly carbon
dioxide) is one of the major threats of the modern era. Primary causes are the high reliance …

Escherichia coli as a host for metabolic engineering

S Pontrelli, TY Chiu, EI Lan, FYH Chen, P Chang… - Metabolic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Over the past century, Escherichia coli has become one of the best studied organisms on
earth. Features such as genetic tractability, favorable growth conditions, well characterized …

Heterogeneous Diels–Alder catalysis for biomass-derived aromatic compounds

AE Settle, L Berstis, NA Rorrer, Y Roman-Leshkóv… - Green …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In this tutorial review, we provide an overview of heterogeneous Diels–Alder catalysis for the
production of lignocellulosic biomass-derived aromatic compounds. Diels–Alder reactions …

Opportunities for bio-based solvents created as petrochemical and fuel products transition towards renewable resources

JH Clark, TJ Farmer, AJ Hunt, J Sherwood - International Journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
The global bio-based chemical market is growing in size and importance. Bio-based
solvents such as glycerol and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran are often discussed as important …

Benzenoid Aromatics from Renewable Resources

S Zheng, Z Zhang, S He, H Yang, H Atia… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this Review, all known chemical methods for the conversion of renewable resources into
benzenoid aromatics are summarized. The raw materials that were taken into consideration …

Nanorg microbial factories: light-driven renewable biochemical synthesis using quantum dot-bacteria nanobiohybrids

Y Ding, JR Bertram, C Eckert… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Living cells do not interface naturally with nanoscale materials, although such artificial
organisms can have unprecedented multifunctional properties, like wireless activation of …

Molecularly imprinted polymer real-time gas sensor for ambient methanol vapor analysis developed using principles of sustainable chemistry

T Cowen, M Cheffena - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A molecularly imprinted polymer-based composite has been fabricated for gas-phase
sensing using principles of green chemistry. Methanol vapor was chosen as a target, being …

Recent examples of α-ketoglutarate-dependent mononuclear non-haem iron enzymes in natural product biosyntheses

SS Gao, N Naowarojna, R Cheng, X Liu… - Natural product reports, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2018 α-Ketoglutarate (αKG, also known as 2-oxoglutarate)-dependent
mononuclear non-haem iron (αKG-NHFe) enzymes catalyze a wide range of biochemical …

Microbial modulation of plant ethylene signaling: ecological and evolutionary consequences

M Ravanbakhsh, R Sasidharan, LACJ Voesenek… - Microbiome, 2018 - Springer
The plant hormone ethylene is one of the central regulators of plant development and stress
resistance. Optimal ethylene signaling is essential for plant fitness and is under strong …