CO2-Driven stereochemical inversion of sugars to create thymidine-based polycarbonates by ring-opening polymerisation
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DOI: 10.1039/c7py00118e
Abstract: The development of biodegradable polymers from renewable resources is vital in addressing the dependence of plastics on petroleum-based feedstocks and growing ocean and landfill waste. Herein, both CO2 and natural sugar diols are utilised as… read more here.
Keywords: ring opening; opening polymerisation; thymidine based; stereochemical inversion ... See more keywords
Highly elastic and degradable thermoset elastomers from CO2-based polycarbonates and bioderived polyesters
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DOI: 10.1039/c9py01085h
Abstract: The first example of CO2-based thermoset elastomers (CO2Es) on the basis of two sustainable and degradable polymers, rigid CO2-based polycarbonates and soft polyesters, is reported. read more here.
Keywords: co2 based; elastic degradable; highly elastic; thermoset elastomers ... See more keywords
A sustainable approach for the synthesis of recyclable cyclic CO2-based polycarbonates
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DOI: 10.1039/d2sc01387h
Abstract: It is highly desirable to reduce the environmental pollution related to the disposal of end-of-life plastics. Polycarbonates derived from the copolymerization of CO2 and epoxides have attracted much attention since they can enable CO2-fixation and… read more here.
Keywords: cyclic co2; co2 based; based polycarbonates; sustainable approach ... See more keywords
Plastics to fertilizer: guiding principles for functionable and fertilizable fully bio-based polycarbonates
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DOI: 10.1039/d3py00079f
Abstract: Bio-based polycarbonates, copolymers of isosorbide and 1,3:4,6-di-O-benzylidene-d-mannitol, were successfully converted to fertilizer via ammonolysis. read more here.
Keywords: plastics fertilizer; based polycarbonates; principles functionable; guiding principles ... See more keywords