Environmentally benign metal catalyst for the ring-opening copolymerization of epoxide and CO2: state-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the main greenhouse gas, whereas it is also a nontoxic, abundant, cheap carbon and oxygen resource. The copolymerization of CO2 with epoxide presents a sustainable approach to the synthesis of biodegradable polymers, which upcycles the waste into wealth. Metal complex catalys...

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Main Authors: Han Cao, Shunjie Liu, Xianhong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. 2022-06-01
Series:Green Chemical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266695282100073X