The scientific community has witnessed extensive developments and applications of
organoboron compounds as synthetic elements and metal-free catalysts for the construction …

Poly (propylene carbonate)(PPC) is an emerging “carbon fixation” polymer that holds the
potential to become a “biomaterial of choice” in healthcare owing to its good …

Biodegradability and biobased feedstocks are key requirements for sustainable materials.
This work presents the synthesis of PLLA-b-PCitroGEC di-and triblock copolymers …

The development of sustainable polymers as candidates to replace petroleum-based
plastics is a priority, but still a grand challenge. Here, we report a series of stereo-and …

Using carbon dioxide (CO2) to make recyclable thermoplastics could reduce greenhouse
gas emissions associated with polymer manufacturing. CO2/cyclic epoxide ring-opening …

Although triblock polycarbonate thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) have recently attracted
great interests due to their biodegradability, insufficient attentions have been paid to …

Copolymers with precise compositions and controlled sequences are great appealing for
high‐performance polymeric materials, but their synthesis is very challenging. In this study …

CO2-based aliphatic polycarbonates (aPCs), produced through the alternating
copolymerization of epoxides with CO2, present an appealing option for sustainable …

Abstract The Zn–Co double metal cyanide (DMC) complex is regarded as a promising
catalyst for the copolymerization of CO 2 and propylene epoxide (PO). Various methods …

Designing biodegradable and sustainable polymeric materials that behave as
thermoplastics with enhanced mechanical properties over a wide range of temperatures …