Polymers without petrochemicals: sustainable routes to conventional monomers

G Hayes, M Laurel, D MacKinnon, T Zhao… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Access to a wide range of plastic materials has been rationalized by the increased demand
from growing populations and the development of high-throughput production systems …

Polymer colloids: current challenges, emerging applications, and new developments

M Aguirre, N Ballard, E Gonzalez, S Hamzehlou… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymer colloids are complex materials that have the potential to be used in a vast array of
applications. One of the main reasons for their continued growth in commercial use is the …

Biobased acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives

MA Droesbeke, R Aksakal, A Simula, JM Asua… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ever-increasing regulations within the adhesives industry and the continuous demand
for more sustainability, have led to the development of environmentally more suitable …

Synthesis and polymerization of bio-based acrylates: a review

C Veith, F Diot-Néant, SA Miller, F Allais - Polymer Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Acrylates and polyacrylates have been produced massively due to their interesting
applications like Plexiglas. However, the contemporary issues of fossil depletion associated …

Photoinduced iron-catalyzed ATRP of renewable monomers in low-toxicity solvents: a greener approach

K Parkatzidis, S Boner, HS Wang… - ACS Macro …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Producing polymers from renewable resources via more sustainable approaches has
become increasingly important. Herein we present the polymerization of monomers …

Triblock polyester thermoplastic elastomers with semi-aromatic polymer end blocks by ring-opening copolymerization

GL Gregory, GS Sulley, LP Carrodeguas… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoplastic elastomers benefit from high elasticity and straightforward (re) processability;
they are widely used across a multitude of sectors. Currently, the majority derive from oil, do …

4D Photopolymers Derived From Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Cyclic Anhydrides and Limonene Oxide

S Brooks, D Merckle, AC Weems - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

Biobased Thermoplastic Elastomers Derived from Citronellyl Glycidyl Ether, CO2, and Polylactide

S Schüttner, C Gardiner, FS Petrov, N Fotaras… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biodegradability and biobased feedstocks are key requirements for sustainable materials.
This work presents the synthesis of PLLA-b-PCitroGEC di-and triblock copolymers …

Bioderived 4D printable terpene photopolymers from limonene and β-myrcene

E Constant, O King, AC Weems - Biomacromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Green manufacturing and reducing our cultural dependency on petrochemicals have been
topics of growing interest in the past decade, particularly for three-dimensional (3D) …

Recent advances in RAFT polymerization of monomers derived from renewable resources

FL Hatton - Polymer Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The design and preparation of sustainable materials has received considerable interest in
recent years due to growing environmental concerns and diminishing crude oil reserves. In …