New (and old) monomers from biorefineries to make polymer chemistry more sustainable
- This opinion article describes recent approaches to use the "biorefinery" concept to lower the carbon footprint of typical mass polymers, by replacing parts of the fossil monomers with similar or even the same monomer made from regrowing dendritic biomass. Herein, the new and green catalytic synthetic routes are for lactic acid (LA), isosorbide (IS), 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), and p-xylene (pXL). Furthermore, the synthesis of two unconventional lignocellulosic biomass derivable monomers, i.e., alpha-methylene-gamma-valerolactone (MeGVL) and levoglucosenol (LG), are presented. All those have the potential to enter in a cost-effective way, also the mass market and thereby recover lost areas for polymer materials. The differences of catalytic unit operations of the biorefinery are also discussed and the challenges that must be addressed along the synthesis path of each monomers.
Author details: | Majd Al-NajiORCiDGND, Helmut SchlaadORCiDGND, Markus AntoniettiORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-570614 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-57061 |
ISSN: | 1866-8372 |
Pubmed ID: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33205563 |
Title of parent work (German): | Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe |
Publication series (Volume number): | Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe (1385) |
Publication type: | Postprint |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2020/11/18 |
Publication year: | 2020 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2024/03/19 |
Tag: | biodegradable polymers; biorefineries; carbohydrate‐ based; green polymers; lignocellulosic biomass; monomers |
Issue: | 3 |
Article number: | 2000485 |
Number of pages: | 13 |
Source: | Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2021, 42, 2000485. https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202000485 |
Funding institution: | Max Planck SocietyMax Planck SocietyFoundation CELLEX; University of; Potsdam |
Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Chemie |
DDC classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 54 Chemie / 540 Chemie und zugeordnete Wissenschaften |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Publishing method: | Open Access / Green Open-Access |
License (German): | CC-BY-NC-ND - Namensnennung, nicht kommerziell, keine Bearbeitungen 4.0 International |
External remark: | Bibliographieeintrag der Originalveröffentlichung/Quelle |