Sensibility to environmental concerns and the actual demand for polymeric materials free of
any metal contaminants in most applications have directed research towards significant …

Sustainability requires that we reuse spent carbon sources from CO2 emissions to generate
new products and materials. In this regard, carbon capture is a necessary requirement for …

There is an ever-increasing demand for higher-performing polymeric materials
counterbalanced by the need for sustainability throughout the life cycle. Copolymers …

The replacement of current petroleum-based plastics with sustainable alternatives is a
crucial but formidable challenge for the modern society. Catalysis presents an enabling tool …

Carbon dioxide and epoxide copolymerization is an industrially relevant means to valorize
waste and improve sustainability in polymer manufacturing. Given the value of the polymer …

Polyesters synthesized through the alternating copolymerization of epoxides and cyclic
anhydrides compose a growing class of polymers that exhibit an impressive array of …

Carbon dioxide/epoxide copolymerization is an efficient way to add value to waste CO2 and
to reduce pollution in polymer manufacturing. Using this process to make low molar mass …

Polymers have become one of the largest and most important materials we use in daily life.
Their popularity has stemmed from their wide range of material properties combined with …

The past decades have witnessed an increasing interest in developing advanced
polymerization techniques subjected to external fields. Various physical modulations, such …

The catalytic copolymerization of CO 2 with epoxides to give polycarbonates was discovered
nearly 50 years ago. The last 10 years have been particularly exciting for the development …