Green polymerization methods [ renewable starting materials, catalysis and waste reduction

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mathers, Robert T. (Author), Meier, Michael A. R. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH Verlag , c2011
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Online Access:Wiley Online Library
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Why are green polymerization methods relevant to society,industry, and academics?
  • 2. Plant oils as renewable feedstock for polymer science
  • 3. Furans as offsprings of sugars and polysaccharides and progenitors of an emblematic family of polymer siblings
  • 4. Selective conversion of glycerol into functional monomers via catalytic processes
  • 5. Monoterpenes as polymerization solvents and monomers in polymer chemistry
  • 6. Controlled and living polymerization in water : modern methods and application to bio-synthetic hybrid materials
  • 7. Towards sustainable solution polymerization : biodiesel as a polymerization solvent
  • 8.bRing-opening polymerization of renewable six-membered cyclic carbonates : monomer synthesis and catalysis
  • 9. Poly(lactide)s as robust renewable materials
  • 10. Synthesis of saccharide-derived functional polymers
  • 11. Degradable and biodegradable polymers by controlled/living radical polymerization : from synthesis to application
  • 12. High-performance polymers from phenolic biomonomer
  • 13. Enzymatic polymer synthesis in green chemistry
  • 14. Green cationic polymerizations and polymer functionalization for biotechnology