InhaltsangabePART I: Introduction



WHY ARE GREEN POLYMERIZATION METHODS RELEVANT TO SOCIETY, INDUSTRY, AND ACADEMICS?

Status and Outlook for Environmentally Benign Processes

Importance of Catalysis

Brief Summaries of Contributions



PART II: Integration of Renewable Starting Materials



PLANT OILS AS RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCK FOR POLYMER SCIENCE

Introduction

CrossLinked Materials

NonCrossLinked Polymers

Conclusion



FURANS AS OFFSPRINGS OF SUGARS AND POLYSACCHARIDES AND PROGENITORS OF AN EMBLEMATIC FAMILY OF POLYMER SIBLINGS

Introduction

First Generation Furans and their Conversion into Monomers

Polymers from Furfuryl Alcohol

Conjugated Polymers and Oligomers

Polyesters

Polyamides

Polyurethanes

Furyl Oxirane

Application of the Diels-Alder Reaction to Furan Polymers

Conclusions



SELECTIVE CONVERSION OF GLYCEROL INTO FUNCTIONAL MONOMERS VIA CATALYTIC PROCESSES

Introduction

Conversion of Glycerol into Glycerol Carbonate

Conversion of Glycerol into Acrolein/Acrylic Acid

Conversion of Glycerol into Glycidol

Oxidation of Glycerol to Functional Carboxylic Acid

Conversion of Glycerol into Acrylonitrile

Selective Conversion of Glycerol into Propylene Glycol

Selective Coupling of Glycerol with Functional Monomers

Conclusion



PART III: Sustainable Reaction Conditions



MONOTERPENES AS POLYMERIZATION SOLVENTS AND MONOMERS IN POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Introduction

Monoterpenes as Monomers

Monoterpenes as Solvents and Chain Transfer Agents

Conclusion



CONTROLLED AND LIVING POLYMERIZATION IN WATER: MODERN METHODS AND APPLICATION TO BIO-SYNTHETIC HYBRID MATERIALS

Introduction

RingOpening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP)

Living Free Radical Methods for Bio-Synthetic Hybrid Materials



TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION POLYMERIZATION: BIODIESEL AS A POLYMERIZATION SOLVENT

Introduction

Solution Polymerization and Green Solvents

Biodiesel as a Polymerization Solvent

Experimental Section

Effect of FAME Solvent on Polymerization Kinetics

Effect of Biodiesel Feedstock

Conclusion



PART IV: Catalytic Processes



RINGOPENING POLYMERIZATION OF RENEWABLE SIXMEMBERED CYCLIC CARBONATES. MONOMER SYNTHESIS AND CATALYSIS

Introduction

Preparation of 1,3-Propanediol from Renewable Resources

Preparation of Dimethylcarbonate from Renewable Resources

Synthesis of Trimethylene Carbonate

SixMembered Cyclic Carbonates: Thermodynamic Properties of RingOpening Polymerization

Catalytic Processes Using Green Catalysts Methods

Thermoplastic Elastomers and their Biodegradation Processes

Concluding Remarks



POLY(LACTIDE)S AS ROBUST RENEWABLE MATERIALS

Introduction

RingOpening Polymerization of Lactide

Poly(lactide) Properties

Thermoplastic Elastomers

Future Developments/Outlook



SYNTHESIS OF SACCHARIDE-DERIVED FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS

Introduction

Polyethers

Polyamides

Polyurethanes and Polyureas

Glycosilicones



DEGRADABLE AND BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS BY CONTROLLED/LIVING RADICAL POLYMERIZATION: FROM SYNTHESIS TO APPLICATION

Introduction

(Bio)degradable Polymers by CRP

Conclusions



PART V: Biomimetic Methods and Biocatalysis



HIGHPERFORMANCE POLYMERS FROM PHENOLIC BIOMONOMERS

Introduction

Coumarates as Phytomonomers

LC Properties of Homopolymers

LC Copolymers for Biomaterials

LC Copolymers for Photofunctional Polymers

LC Copolymers for High Heat-Resistant Polymers

Conclusion



ENZYMATIC POLYMER SYNTHESIS IN GREEN CHEMISTRY

Introduction

Polymers

Green Media for Enzymatic Polymerization

Conclusions and Outlook



GREEN CATIONIC POLYMERIZATIONS AND POLYMER FUNCTIONALIZATION FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Introduction

Enzyme Catalysis

"Green" Cationic Polymerizations and Polymer Functionalization Using Lipases

Natural Rubber Biosynthesis - The Ultimate Green Cationic Polymerization

Green Synthetic Cationic Polymerization and Copolymerization of Isoprene