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 …

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 …

Amines are key intermediates in the chemical industry due to their nucleophilic characteristic
which confers a high reactivity to them. Thus, they are key monomers for the synthesis of …

The coupling of carbon dioxide (CO2) with epoxides with the formation of cyclic carbonates
is a highly attractive 100% atom economic reaction. It represents a greener and safer …

Sustainable routes for the synthesis of polyurethanes with industrial applications are
discussed in this article. Polyurethane is currently one of the most commonly used polymers …

Given the large amount of anthropogenic CO2 emissions, it is advantageous to use CO2 as
feedstock for the fabrication of everyday products, such as fuels and materials. An attractive …

Despite significant past efforts to exploit green, renewable precursors in polymeric materials
and to improve the recyclability and reprocessability of nonisocyanate polyurethane (NIPU) …

Polyurethanes are among the top six polymers produced in the world and are widely used in
the automotive, furniture, construction and appliance industry for their light weight, impact …

This review presents the recent advances involving several applications of five-membered
cyclic carbonates and derivatives. With more than 150 references, it covers the period from …

Lignin is an essential component of the effort to transition from petroleum-based to
biorenewable resources. Although millions of tons of lignin are produced each year, only a …