Monomers and Macromolecular Materials from Renewable Resources: State of the Art and Perspectives
A progressively increasing concern about the environmental impacts of the whole polymer industry has boosted the design of less aggressive technologies that allow for the maximum use of carbon atoms, and reduced dependence on the fossil platform. Progresses related to the former approach are mostly...
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| description | A progressively increasing concern about the environmental impacts of the whole polymer industry has boosted the design of less aggressive technologies that allow for the maximum use of carbon atoms, and reduced dependence on the fossil platform. Progresses related to the former approach are mostly based on the concept of the circular economy, which aims at a thorough use of raw materials, from production to disposal. The latter, however, has been considered a priority nowadays, as short-term biological processes can efficiently provide a myriad of chemicals for the polymer industry. Polymers from renewable resources are widely established in research and technology facilities from all over the world, and a broader consolidation of such materials is expected in a near future. Herein, an up-to-date overview of the most recent and relevant contributions dedicated to the production of monomers and polymers from biomass is presented. We provide some basic issues related to the preparation of polymers from renewable resources to discuss ongoing strategies that can be used to achieve original polymers and systems thereof. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-afc31d1f083c473d9471a243a26ee9462023-11-23T11:57:35ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-12-0127115910.3390/molecules27010159Monomers and Macromolecular Materials from Renewable Resources: State of the Art and PerspectivesAlessandro Gandini0Talita M. Lacerda1Graduate School of Engineering in Paper, Print Media and Biomaterials (Grenoble INP-Pagora), University Grenoble Alpes, LGP2, CEDEX 9, 38402 Saint Martin d’Hères, FranceBiotechnology Department, Lorena School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, Lorena CEP 12602-810, SP, BrazilA progressively increasing concern about the environmental impacts of the whole polymer industry has boosted the design of less aggressive technologies that allow for the maximum use of carbon atoms, and reduced dependence on the fossil platform. Progresses related to the former approach are mostly based on the concept of the circular economy, which aims at a thorough use of raw materials, from production to disposal. The latter, however, has been considered a priority nowadays, as short-term biological processes can efficiently provide a myriad of chemicals for the polymer industry. Polymers from renewable resources are widely established in research and technology facilities from all over the world, and a broader consolidation of such materials is expected in a near future. Herein, an up-to-date overview of the most recent and relevant contributions dedicated to the production of monomers and polymers from biomass is presented. We provide some basic issues related to the preparation of polymers from renewable resources to discuss ongoing strategies that can be used to achieve original polymers and systems thereof.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/1/159polymersbiomasspolysaccharidesligninplant oilsfurans |
| spellingShingle | Alessandro Gandini Talita M. Lacerda Monomers and Macromolecular Materials from Renewable Resources: State of the Art and Perspectives Molecules polymers biomass polysaccharides lignin plant oils furans |
| title | Monomers and Macromolecular Materials from Renewable Resources: State of the Art and Perspectives |
| title_full | Monomers and Macromolecular Materials from Renewable Resources: State of the Art and Perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Monomers and Macromolecular Materials from Renewable Resources: State of the Art and Perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Monomers and Macromolecular Materials from Renewable Resources: State of the Art and Perspectives |
| title_short | Monomers and Macromolecular Materials from Renewable Resources: State of the Art and Perspectives |
| title_sort | monomers and macromolecular materials from renewable resources state of the art and perspectives |
| topic | polymers biomass polysaccharides lignin plant oils furans |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/1/159 |
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