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 …

Trends in non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU) development

A Gomez-Lopez, F Elizalde, I Calvo… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The transition towards safer and more sustainable production of polymers has led to a
growing body of academic research into non-isocyanate polyurethanes (NIPUs) as potential …

Sustainable cycloaliphatic polyurethanes: from synthesis to applications

A Mouren, L Avérous - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyurethanes (PUs) are a versatile and major polymer family, mainly produced via
polyaddition between polyols and polyisocyanates. A large variety of fossil-based building …

Production of polyols and polyurethane from biomass: a review

MH Tran, EY Lee - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2023 - Springer
Depletion of fossil fuels and climate issues are calling for renewable sources of chemicals
such as modern biomass, yet converting biomass into chemicals is challenging due to the …

Poly (hydroxyurethane) adhesives and coatings: state-of-the-art and future directions

A Gomez-Lopez, S Panchireddy… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polyurethane (PU) adhesives and coatings are widely used to fabricate high-quality
materials due to their excellent properties and their versatile nature, which stems from the …

Click chemistry for the synthesis of biobased polymers and networks derived from vegetable oils

KK Tremblay-Parrado, C García-Astrain, L Avérous - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
As we live in a time of heightening environmental issues, materials science is required to
prepare sustainable polymers through green chemistry ideals. Vegetable oils and their fatty …

Improvement of bio-based polyurethane and its optimal application in controlled release fertilizer

H Lu, C Dun, H Jariwala, R Wang, P Cui… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the past decades, polyurethane has emerged as a new material that has been widely
developed and applied in coated controlled release fertilizers (CRFs). Particularly in recent …

Closing the carbon loop in the circular plastics economy

CG Schirmeister, R Mülhaupt - Macromolecular rapid …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Today, plastics are ubiquitous in everyday life, problem solvers of modern technologies, and
crucial for sustainable development. Yet the surge in global demand for plastics of the …

CO2-derived non-isocyanate polyurethanes (NIPUs) and their potential applications

R Turnaturi, C Zagni, V Patamia, V Barbera… - Green …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Using CO2 as feedstock to fabricate valuable products has become essential to green and
sustainable chemistry and represents a rewarding challenge. Among the noticeable routes …

Synthesis and properties of linseed oil-based waterborne non-isocyanate polyurethane coating

Z Ling, Q Zhou - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Significant strides in the development of non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU) have been
made in the coatings industry. Aligned with green chemistry principles, this study explores …