Conspectus The introduction of circular principles in chemical manufacturing will drastically
change the way everyday plastics are produced, thereby affecting several aspects of the …

Biomass-derived materials possess vast potential for material science and industry in the
next decades. Dwindling fossil resources and an increasing environmental awareness …

Nitrogen‐containing polymers are widely applied materials, including polyamides,
polyurethanes, and polyureas as well as epoxy thermosets. Their indispensability and the …

Natural product-derived materials are a growing source of interest for bioderived polymers
or materials with improved sustainability profiles, but only recently have such materials truly …

The ring-opening copolymerization (ROCOP) of epoxides and anhydrides is a useful route
to polyesters but requires more active catalysts. An iron (III)/potassium (I) catalyst, applied …

Conversion of β‐elemene into new β‐elemene dicarbonates through epoxidation and halide
salt‐catalyzed CO2 cycloaddition reactions is reported. Step‐growth polyaddition of this …

Fatty acid epoxies serve as valuable starting materials for the development of bio-based
polyesters. Here we present a new and efficient catalytic process that allows for the …

Ring-opening polymerization and teroligomerization processes that involve two different
epoxides and carbon dioxide are significantly more efficiently executed in a supercritical …

The use of green alternatives to petrochemicals from renewable feedstocks is of great
interest globally, especially within additive manufacturing efforts. To this end, the utilization …

A commercially available Lipase B from Candida antarctica immobilized onto a
macroporous support (Novozym 435) has been employed in the presence of H2O2 as a …