Plastic materials play a pivotal role in modern society. Finding sustainable alternatives to
established fossil-based polymers is an important part of the effort to reduce the …

As fossil resources continue to dwindle and environmental concerns are magnified, finding
sustainable alternatives is the only way to mitigate resource availability and derisk the …

A fully biobased high-performance polyester was prepared by the sequential melt
polymerization and solid-state post-condensation of the symmetrical 1, 4: 3, 6 …

As a potential bio-derived replacement for restricted petrochemicals, isosorbide has
emerged as an attractive renewable feedstock for high-performance materials. However …

Isosorbide is a biobased compound which could become in the near future an
advantageous competitor of petroleum-derived components in the synthesis of polymers of …

Bio-based polycarbonates represent a class of superior-performance polymers prepared
from sustainable resources with excellent mechanical properties, thermal stability, and …

The thermal degradation mechanism and stabilization strategies of isosorbide (ISB)-co-1, 4-
cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) polycarbonate (IcC-PC) and IcC-PC/bisphenol-A …

A rigid diol with a cyclic acetal structure was synthesized by facile acetalation of fructose-
based 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) and partly bio-based di-trimethylolpropane (di-TMP) …

Using biomass and renewable feedstocks to prepare high value-added products instead of
conventional petrochemicals has received extensive attention recently. In this work, a facile …

Biobased polycarbonates have attracted a wide range of interest due to sustainable
resources; however, the synthesis of biobased polycarbonates with a high molecular weight …