Replacement of less-preferred dipolar aprotic and ethereal solvents in synthetic organic chemistry with more sustainable alternatives

A Jordan, CGJ Hall, LR Thorp, HF Sneddon - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Dipolar aprotic and ethereal solvents comprise just over 40% of all organic solvents utilized
in synthetic organic, medicinal, and process chemistry. Unfortunately, many of the common …

The reactions of dimethyl carbonate and its derivatives

P Tundo, M Musolino, F Aricò - Green chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The worldwide urge to embrace a sustainable and bio-compatible chemistry has led industry
and academia to develop of chlorine-free methodologies focused on the use of CO2 and …

Dimethyl carbonate: a versatile reagent for a sustainable valorization of renewables

G Fiorani, A Perosa, M Selva - Green chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Dimethyl carbonate (DMC) is an environmentally sustainable compound which can be used
efficiently for the upgrading of several promising renewables including glycerol …

Dimethyl isosorbide as a green solvent for sustainable ultrafiltration and microfiltration membrane preparation

F Russo, F Galiano, F Pedace, F Aricò… - ACS Sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Dimethyl isosorbide (DMI)—a well-known biobased high boiling green solvent—was used
for the first time in the preparation of poly (vinylidene fluoride)-and poly (ether sulfone) …

Efficient pretreatment using dimethyl isosorbide as a biobased solvent for potential complete biomass valorization

S Yang, X Yang, X Meng, L Wang - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
An efficient and sustainable pretreatment, such as organosolv pretreatment that produces
high-quality lignin and highly digestible carbohydrates, could enable the potential complete …

Applications of dimethyl carbonate for the chemical upgrading of biosourced platform chemicals

M Selva, A Perosa, D Rodríguez-Padrón… - ACS Sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Dimethyl carbonate (DMC) is a nontoxic compound currently prepared from CO2 as a
building block, which displays a versatile reactivity for multiple applications including …

A sustainable approach to cathode delamination using a green solvent

O Buken, K Mancini, A Sarkar - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Designing an environment-friendly delamination process for an end-of-life (EoL) composite
cathode is a crucial step in direct cathode recycling. In this study, the green solvent dimethyl …

Isosorbide as biobased platform chemical: Recent advances

F Aricò - Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
D-sorbitol and isosorbide have been indicated by the US Department of Energy among the
15 target molecules of special interest for biorefinery development. This minireview reports …

Multiscale molecular simulation strategies for understanding the delignification mechanism of biomass in cyrene

M Mohan, K L. Sale, RS Kalb… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In recent years, the cellulose-derived solvent Cyrene has piqued considerable interest in the
green chemistry community despite only recently being available in the quantities required …

Cost-effective synthesis of high molecular weight biobased polycarbonate via melt polymerization of isosorbide and dimethyl carbonate

Z Yang, L Liu, H An, C Li, Z Zhang… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Green synthesis of poly (isosorbide carbonate)(PIC) with remarkable properties is a huge
challenge in industrial applications due to low molecular weight and harsh reaction …