Sustainable Copolymer Synthesis from Carbon Dioxide and Butadiene

S Tang, BL Lin, I Tonks, JM Eagan, X Ni… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Carbon dioxide (CO2) has long been recognized as an ideal C1 feedstock comonomer for
producing sustainable materials because it is renewable, abundant, and cost-effective …

Key progresses of MOE key laboratory of macromolecular synthesis and functionalization in 2022

X Deng, K Chen, K Pang, X Liu, M Gao, J Ren… - Chinese Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2022, The MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and
Functionalization in Zhejiang University had achieved several important results. First, a …

Tunable and recyclable polyesters from CO2 and butadiene

RM Rapagnani, RJ Dunscomb, AA Fresh, IA Tonks - Nature Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Carbon dioxide is inexpensive and abundant, and its prevalence as waste makes it
attractive as a sustainable chemical feedstock. Although there are examples of …

Current Challenges and Perspectives in CO2-Based Polymers

Y Liu, XB Lu - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is considered a renewable one-carbon building block for chemical
synthesis owing to its abundance, low toxicity, nonflammability, and availability. The …

Advances in the synthesis of copolymers from carbon dioxide, dienes, and olefins

S Tang, K Nozaki - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Carbon dioxide (CO2) has long been considered a sustainable comonomer for
polymer synthesis due to its abundance, easy availability, and low toxicity. Polymer …

Polyketones from carbon dioxide and ethylene by integrating electrochemical and organometallic catalysis

HM Dodge, BS Natinsky, BJ Jolly, H Zhang, Y Mu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The utilization of carbon dioxide in polymer synthesis is an attractive strategy for sustainable
materials. Electrochemical CO2 reduction would offer a natural starting point for producing …

Functional and Degradable Polyester-co-polyethers from CO2, Butadiene, and Epoxides

Y Zhao, X Zhang, Z Li, Z Li, S Tang - ACS Macro Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Carbon dioxide (CO2), as a renewable and nontoxic C1 feedstock, has been recognized as
an ideal comonomer to prepare sustainable materials. In this regard, substantial focus has …

A Topology‐Defined Polyester Elastomer from CO2 and 1,3‐Butadiene: A One‐Pot‐One‐Step “Scrambling Polymerizations” Strategy

K Chen, Z Zhu, T Bai, Y Mei, T Shen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
It is significant and challenging to use CO2 to produce polymeric materials, especially with
olefins. Here, a novel strategy named “scrambling polymerizations” is designed and …

Degradable polymer structures from carbon dioxide and butadiene

LD Garcia Espinosa, K Williams-Pavlantos… - ACS macro …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The utilization of carbon dioxide as a polymer feedstock is an ongoing challenge. This report
describes the catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide and an olefin comonomer, 1, 3 …

Ring‐opening polymerization of cyclic acetals: strategy for both recyclable and degradable materials

T Shen, K Chen, Y Chen, J Ling - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
To cope with the severe plastic waste crisis, massive efforts are made to develop
sustainable polymer materials whose degradation involves a disposing and decomposing to …