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Open AccessChemical synthesis of perfectly isotactic and high melting bacterial poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) from bio-sourced racemic cyclic diolide
Bacterial poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (P3HB) is a perfectly isotactic, crystalline material possessing properties suitable for substituting petroleum plastics, but high costs and low volumes of its production are ...
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Open AccessPackaging materials with desired mechanical and barrier properties and full chemical recyclability
Plastics have become indispensable in modern life and the material of choice in packaging applications, but they have also caused increasing plastic waste accumulation in oceans and landfills. Although there h...
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Open AccessDual-initiating and living frustrated Lewis pairs: expeditious synthesis of biobased thermoplastic elastomers
Biobased poly(γ-methyl-α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone) (PMMBL), an acrylic polymer bearing a cyclic lactone ring, has attracted increasing interest because it not only is biorenewable but also exhibits superior p...
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Critical advances and future opportunities in upcycling commodity polymers
The vast majority of commodity plastics do not degrade and therefore they permanently pollute the environment. At present, less than 20% of post-consumer plastic waste in developed countries is recycled, predo...
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Dynamic crosslinking compatibilizes immiscible mixed plastics
The global plastics problem is a trifecta, greatly affecting environment, energy and climate1–4. Many innovative closed/open-loop plastics recycling or upcycling strategies have been proposed or developed5–16, ad...
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Open AccessCircular olefin copolymers made de novo from ethylene and α-olefins
Ethylene/α-olefin copolymers are produced in huge scale and widely used, but their after-use disposal has caused plastic pollution problems. Their chemical inertness made chemical re/upcycling difficult. Ideal...
