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  • Petroleum-based adhesives are used ubiquitously in daily life and therefore contribute to persistent waste generation. Here the authors synthesize a robust and strong poly(ester amide) adhesive that can be derived from biomass feedstocks and chemically recycled at the end of its life.

    • Xin Liu
    • Katherine L. Harry
    • Garret M. Miyake
    Research
    Nature Sustainability
    Volume: 9, P: 450-458

  • Acetic acid efficiently depolymerizes aliphatic and aromatic epoxy-amine thermosets used in carbon fibre-reinforced polymers (CFRPs) to yield recoverable monomers and pristine carbon fibres, which, based on process modelling, techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment, could enable industrial recycling of CFRPs.

    • Ciaran W. Lahive
    • Stephen H. Dempsey
    • Gregg T. Beckham
    Research
    Nature
    Volume: 642, P: 605-612

  • The controllable conversion of plastic wastes to products with tailored molar mass would facilitate waste valorization but remains challenging. This study presents a catalyst- and hydrogen-free temperature-gradient thermolysis strategy to achieve this goal.

    • Nuwayo Eric Munyaneza
    • Ruiyang Ji
    • Guoliang Liu
    Research
    Nature Sustainability
    Volume: 7, P: 1681-1690

  • Bio-based polyethylene-like materials with tunable thermal and mechanical properties have been synthesized from plant-derived diols using an acceptorless dehydrogenative polymerization strategy. Now it has been shown that this atom-economical and mass-economical approach employing non-precious metal catalysts enables closed-loop recycling and advances sustainable solutions for the circular plastic economy.

    • Xin Liu
    • Zhitao Hu
    • Garret M. Miyake
    Research
    Nature Chemistry
    Volume: 17, P: 500-506

  • Plastics are invaluable materials for modern society, although they result in the generation of large amounts of litter at the end of their life cycle. This Review explores the challenges and opportunities associated with the catalytic transformation of waste plastics, looking at both chemical and biological approaches to transforming such spent materials into a resource.

    • Lucas D. Ellis
    • Nicholas A. Rorrer
    • Gregg T. Beckham
    Reviews
    Nature Catalysis
    Volume: 4, P: 539-556

  • Bio-based polymers that exhibit superior performance relative to petroleum-based incumbents can encourage industry adoption and offset fossil carbon use. This Review introduces performance-advantaged, bio-based polymers and highlights examples wherein superior performance is facilitated by the inherent chemical functionality of bio-based feedstocks.

    • Robin M. Cywar
    • Nicholas A. Rorrer
    • Eugene Y.-X. Chen
    Reviews
    Nature Reviews Materials
    Volume: 7, P: 83-103