Abstract
Bio-based compounds with unique chemical functionality can be obtained through selective transformations of plant and other non-fossil, biogenic feedstocks for the development of new polymers to displace those produced from fossil carbon feedstocks. Although substantial efforts have been invested to produce bio-based polymers that are chemically identical to and directly replace those from petroleum, a long-pursued goal is to synthesize new, sustainable, bio-based polymers that either functionally replace or exhibit performance advantages relative to incumbent polymers. Owing to anthropogenic climate change and the environmental consequences of global plastics pollution, the need to realize a bio-based materials economy at scale is critical. To that end, in this Review we describe the concept of performance-advantaged, bio-based polymers (PBPs), highlighting examples wherein superior performance is facilitated by the inherent chemical functionality of bio-based feedstocks. We focus on PBPs with C–O and C–N inter-unit chemical bonds, as these are often readily accessible from bio-based feedstocks, which are heteroatom-rich relative to petroleum-derived feedstocks. Finally, we outline guiding principles and challenges to aid progress in the development of PBPs.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 83-103 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Nature Reviews Materials |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Alliance for Sustainable Energy, under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited 2021.
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/JA-2A00-78149
Keywords
- bio-based feedstock
- bio-based performance advantaged polymers
- bio-based polymers