Diversification of polymer waste recycling is one of the solutions to improve the current
environmental scenario. Upcycling is a promising strategy for converting polymer waste into …

The Myrtaceae family has 121 genera and about 3800 to 5800 species distributed
throughout the world, especially in tropical and subtropical countries. Many plants in this …

The end-of-life treatment for post-consumer plastic waste constitutes one of modern society's
greatest problems, whereby highly unsustainable landfilling and incineration are the two …

Menthol is one of the most popular aroma compounds worldwide. While in the past mostly
extracted from mint plants, today (−)‐menthol synthesis from other raw materials is becoming …

Unresponsible plastic production and consumption are a major threat to the environment.
Plastic valorization is introduced to create a circular economy to intervene in the utilization of …

The escalating severity of plastic waste's impact on the ecological environment and human
health emphasize the crucial importance of developing resource‐conserving disposal …

Polystyrene plastics present significant environmental and human health threats due to their
poor recyclability and degradability. However, leveraging their properties to enhance …

Among the several terpenes existing in nature, Citronellal, a monoterpene aldehyde,
deserves to be highlighted for its biological properties that have been pointed out in …

A two-step greener catalytic process has been developed for the semi-synthesis of (−)-
menthol from citronellal-rich essential oils such as Cymbopogon winterianus and Corymbia …

Fragrance substances derived from natural sources are essential to the fine chemical
industry, being an interesting task to pursue. Herein, we present a smart catalytic oxidation …