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PLA, lactide copolymers & blends

  1. McKeown P., Jones M.D. (2020). The Chemical Recycling of PLA: A Review. Sustainable Chemistry. doi:10.3390/suschem1010001 review
  2. Farah S., Anderson D.G., Langer R. (2016). Physical and mechanical properties of PLA, and their functions in widespread applications — A comprehensive review. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. doi:10.1016/j.addr.2016.06.012 review
  3. Nagarajan V., Mohanty A.K., Misra M. (2016). Perspective on Polylactic Acid (PLA) based Sustainable Materials for Durable Applications: Focus on Toughness and Heat Resistance. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b00321 review
  4. Imre B., Pukánszky B. (2013). Compatibilization in bio-based and biodegradable polymer blends. European Polymer Journal. doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.01.019 review
    general
  5. Raquez J.M., Habibi Y., Murariu M. et al. (2013). Polylactide (PLA)-based nanocomposites. Progress in Polymer Science. doi:10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2013.05.014 review
  6. Saeidlou S., Huneault M.A., Li H. et al. (2012). Poly(lactic acid) crystallization. Progress in Polymer Science. doi:10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2012.07.005 review
  7. Lim L.T., Auras R., Rubino M. (2008). Processing technologies for poly(lactic acid). Progress in Polymer Science. doi:10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2008.05.004 review
  8. Jiang L., Wolcott M.P., Zhang J. (2006). Study of Biodegradable Polylactide/Poly(butylene adipate- co -terephthalate) Blends. Biomacromolecules. doi:10.1021/bm050581q research
  9. Tsuji H. (2005). Poly(lactide) Stereocomplexes: Formation, Structure, Properties, Degradation, and Applications. Macromolecular Bioscience. doi:10.1002/mabi.200500062 review
  10. Auras R., Harte B., Selke S. (2004). An Overview of Polylactides as Packaging Materials. Macromolecular Bioscience. doi:10.1002/mabi.200400043 review
  11. Dechy-Cabaret O., Martin-Vaca B., Bourissou D. (2004). Controlled Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactide and Glycolide. Chemical Reviews. doi:10.1021/cr040002s review
  12. Noda I., Satkowski M.M., Dowrey A.E. et al. (2004). Polymer Alloys of Nodax Copolymers and Poly(lactic acid). Macromolecular Bioscience. doi:10.1002/mabi.200300093 research
    PHA family & copolymers
  13. Garlotta D. (2001). A Literature Review of Poly(Lactic Acid). Journal of Polymers and the Environment. doi:10.1023/A:1020200822435 review
  14. Kowalski A., Duda A., Penczek S. (2000). Kinetics and Mechanism of Cyclic Esters Polymerization Initiated with Tin(II) Octoate. 3. Polymerization of l , l -Dilactide. Macromolecules. doi:10.1021/ma000125o research

PHA family & copolymers

  1. Bugnicourt E., Cinelli P., Lazzeri A. et al. (2014). Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA): Review of synthesis, characteristics, processing and potential applications in packaging. Express Polymer Letters. doi:10.3144/expresspolymlett.2014.82 review
  2. Chen G.Q. (2009). A microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) based bio- and materials industry. Chemical Society Reviews. doi:10.1039/b812677c review
  3. Noda I., Satkowski M.M., Dowrey A.E. et al. (2004). Polymer Alloys of Nodax Copolymers and Poly(lactic acid). Macromolecular Bioscience. doi:10.1002/mabi.200300093 research
    PLA, lactide copolymers & blends
  4. Sudesh K., Abe H., Doi Y. (2000). Synthesis, structure and properties of polyhydroxyalkanoates: biological polyesters. Progress in Polymer Science. doi:10.1016/S0079-6700(00)00035-6 review
  5. John M.E., Keller G. (1996). Metabolic pathway engineering in cotton: Biosynthesis of polyhydroxybutyrate in fiber cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi:10.1073/pnas.93.23.12768 research

PEF and furan polyesters

  1. Gandini A., Lacerda T.M., Carvalho A.J.F. et al. (2016). Progress of Polymers from Renewable Resources: Furans, Vegetable Oils, and Polysaccharides. Chemical Reviews. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00264 review
    Cellulose, lignin, starch, protein & chitosan polymers
  2. Sousa A.F., Vilela C., Fonseca A.C. et al. (2015). Biobased polyesters and other polymers from 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid: a tribute to furan excellency. Polymer Chemistry. doi:10.1039/C5PY00686D review
  3. Burgess S.K., Leisen J.E., Kraftschik B.E. et al. (2014). Chain Mobility, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Poly(ethylene furanoate) Compared to Poly(ethylene terephthalate). Macromolecules. doi:10.1021/ma5000199 research
  4. Papageorgiou G.Z., Tsanaktsis V., Bikiaris D.N. (2014). Synthesis of poly(ethylene furandicarboxylate) polyester using monomers derived from renewable resources: thermal behavior comparison with PET and PEN. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.. doi:10.1039/c4cp00518j research
  5. van Putten R.J., van der Waal J.C., de Jong E. et al. (2013). Hydroxymethylfurfural, A Versatile Platform Chemical Made from Renewable Resources. Chemical Reviews. doi:10.1021/cr300182k review
  6. Eerhart A.J.J.E., Faaij A.P.C., Patel M.K. (2012). Replacing fossil based PET with biobased PEF; process analysis, energy and GHG balance. Energy & Environmental Science. doi:10.1039/c2ee02480b research

Other bio-based polyesters

  1. Coates G.W., Getzler Y.D.Y.L. (2020). Chemical recycling to monomer for an ideal, circular polymer economy. Nature Reviews Materials. doi:10.1038/s41578-020-0190-4 review
    general
  2. Jian J., Xiangbin Z., Xianbo H. (2020). An overview on synthesis, properties and applications of poly(butylene-adipate-co-terephthalate)–PBAT. Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research. doi:10.1016/j.aiepr.2020.01.001 review
  3. Hong M., Chen E.Y.X. (2016). Completely recyclable biopolymers with linear and cyclic topologies via ring-opening polymerization of γ-butyrolactone. Nature Chemistry. doi:10.1038/nchem.2391 research
  4. Robert T., Friebel S. (2016). Itaconic acid – a versatile building block for renewable polyesters with enhanced functionality. Green Chemistry. doi:10.1039/C6GC00605A review
    Bio-based thermosets & vitrimers
  5. Fenouillot F., Rousseau A., Colomines G. et al. (2010). Polymers from renewable 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitols (isosorbide, isomannide and isoidide): A review. Progress in Polymer Science. doi:10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2009.10.001 review
    Isosorbide & CO₂-based polycarbonates
  6. Xu J., Guo B. (2010). Poly(butylene succinate) and its copolymers: Research, development and industrialization. Biotechnology Journal. doi:10.1002/biot.201000136 review

Bio-based polyamides

  1. Winnacker M., Rieger B. (2016). Biobased Polyamides: Recent Advances in Basic and Applied Research. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. doi:10.1002/marc.201600181 review
  2. Kind S., Wittmann C. (2011). Bio-based production of the platform chemical 1,5-diaminopentane. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. doi:10.1007/s00253-011-3457-2 review

Isosorbide & CO₂-based polycarbonates

  1. Grignard B., Gennen S., Jérôme C. et al. (2019). Advances in the use of CO 2 as a renewable feedstock for the synthesis of polymers. Chemical Society Reviews. doi:10.1039/C9CS00047J review
  2. Fenouillot F., Rousseau A., Colomines G. et al. (2010). Polymers from renewable 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitols (isosorbide, isomannide and isoidide): A review. Progress in Polymer Science. doi:10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2009.10.001 review
    Other bio-based polyesters
  3. Byrne C.M., Allen S.D., Lobkovsky E.B. et al. (2004). Alternating Copolymerization of Limonene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide. Journal of the American Chemical Society. doi:10.1021/ja0472580 research

Bio-polyurethanes & NIPU

  1. Rokicki G., Parzuchowski P.G., Mazurek M. (2015). Non‐isocyanate polyurethanes: synthesis, properties, and applications. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. doi:10.1002/pat.3522 review

Bio-based thermosets & vitrimers

  1. Fortman D.J., Brutman J.P., De Hoe G.X. et al. (2018). Approaches to Sustainable and Continually Recyclable Cross-Linked Polymers. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02355 review
  2. Robert T., Friebel S. (2016). Itaconic acid – a versatile building block for renewable polyesters with enhanced functionality. Green Chemistry. doi:10.1039/C6GC00605A review
    Other bio-based polyesters
  3. Upton B.M., Kasko A.M. (2016). Strategies for the Conversion of Lignin to High-Value Polymeric Materials: Review and Perspective. Chemical Reviews. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00345 review
    Cellulose, lignin, starch, protein & chitosan polymers
  4. Fache M., Boutevin B., Caillol S. (2015). Vanillin, a key-intermediate of biobased polymers. European Polymer Journal. doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.03.050 review
  5. Auvergne R., Caillol S., David G. et al. (2014). Biobased Thermosetting Epoxy: Present and Future. Chemical Reviews. doi:10.1021/cr3001274 review
  6. Montarnal D., Capelot M., Tournilhac F. et al. (2011). Silica-Like Malleable Materials from Permanent Organic Networks. Science. doi:10.1126/science.1212648 research

Cellulose, lignin, starch, protein & chitosan polymers

  1. Gandini A., Lacerda T.M., Carvalho A.J.F. et al. (2016). Progress of Polymers from Renewable Resources: Furans, Vegetable Oils, and Polysaccharides. Chemical Reviews. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00264 review
    PEF and furan polyesters
  2. Upton B.M., Kasko A.M. (2016). Strategies for the Conversion of Lignin to High-Value Polymeric Materials: Review and Perspective. Chemical Reviews. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00345 review
    Bio-based thermosets & vitrimers
  3. Zhang Y., Rempel C., Liu Q. (2014). Thermoplastic Starch Processing and Characteristics—A Review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. doi:10.1080/10408398.2011.636156 review
  4. Verbeek C.J.R., van den Berg L.E. (2010). Extrusion Processing and Properties of Protein‐Based Thermoplastics. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. doi:10.1002/mame.200900167 review
  5. Rinaudo M. (2006). Chitin and chitosan: Properties and applications. Progress in Polymer Science. doi:10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2006.06.001 review
  6. Klemm D., Heublein B., Fink H. et al. (2005). Cellulose: Fascinating Biopolymer and Sustainable Raw Material. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. doi:10.1002/anie.200460587 review

Drop-ins, mass balance & biocomposites

  1. Siracusa V., Blanco I. (2020). Bio-Polyethylene (Bio-PE), Bio-Polypropylene (Bio-PP) and Bio-Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (Bio-PET): Recent Developments in Bio-Based Polymers Analogous to Petroleum-Derived Ones for Packaging and Engineering Applications. Polymers. doi:10.3390/polym12081641 review

General and cross-cutting

  1. Rosenboom J.G., Langer R., Traverso G. (2022). Bioplastics for a circular economy. Nature Reviews Materials. doi:10.1038/s41578-021-00407-8 review
  2. Cywar R.M., Rorrer N.A., Hoyt C.B. et al. (2021). Bio-based polymers with performance-advantaged properties. Nature Reviews Materials. doi:10.1038/s41578-021-00363-3 review
  3. Coates G.W., Getzler Y.D.Y.L. (2020). Chemical recycling to monomer for an ideal, circular polymer economy. Nature Reviews Materials. doi:10.1038/s41578-020-0190-4 review
    Other bio-based polyesters
  4. Walker S., Rothman R. (2020). Life cycle assessment of bio-based and fossil-based plastic: A review. Journal of Cleaner Production. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121158 review
  5. Mohanan N., Montazer Z., Sharma P.K. et al. (2020). Microbial and Enzymatic Degradation of Synthetic Plastics. Frontiers in Microbiology. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.580709 review
  6. Haider T.P., Völker C., Kramm J. et al. (2019). Plastics of the Future? The Impact of Biodegradable Polymers on the Environment and on Society. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. doi:10.1002/anie.201805766 review
  7. Spierling S., Knüpffer E., Behnsen H. et al. (2018). Bio-based plastics - A review of environmental, social and economic impact assessments. Journal of Cleaner Production. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.014 review
  8. Hillmyer M.A. (2017). The promise of plastics from plants. Science. doi:10.1126/science.aao6711 review
  9. Lambert S., Wagner M. (2017). Environmental performance of bio-based and biodegradable plastics: the road ahead. Chemical Society Reviews. doi:10.1039/C7CS00149E review
  10. Laycock B., Nikolić M., Colwell J.M. et al. (2017). Lifetime prediction of biodegradable polymers. Progress in Polymer Science. doi:10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2017.02.004 review
  11. Nakajima H., Dijkstra P., Loos K. (2017). The Recent Developments in Biobased Polymers toward General and Engineering Applications: Polymers that are Upgraded from Biodegradable Polymers, Analogous to Petroleum-Derived Polymers, and Newly Developed. Polymers. doi:10.3390/polym9100523 review
  12. Zhu Y., Romain C., Williams C.K. (2016). Sustainable polymers from renewable resources. Nature. doi:10.1038/nature21001 review
  13. Isikgor F.H., Becer C.R. (2015). Lignocellulosic biomass: a sustainable platform for the production of bio-based chemicals and polymers. Polymer Chemistry. doi:10.1039/c5py00263j review
  14. Imre B., Pukánszky B. (2013). Compatibilization in bio-based and biodegradable polymer blends. European Polymer Journal. doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.01.019 review
    PLA, lactide copolymers & blends
  15. Tschan M.J.L., Brulé E., Haquette P. et al. (2012). Synthesis of biodegradable polymers from renewable resources. Polym. Chem.. doi:10.1039/c2py00452f review
  16. Carothers W.H. (1936). Polymers and polyfunctionality. Transactions of the Faraday Society. doi:10.1039/tf9363200039 research