The sustainability of plastics is one of the largest environmental concerns of our generation and scientists are seeking cost effective, sustainable alternatives to current environmentally …
Bio-sourced and degradable polymers are critical materials that can reduce our dependence on fossil-fuel based polymer production. The ring opening polymerization (ROP) of lactones is …
Complexes of rare-earth elements (REs, Sc, Y, La-Lu) are among the most successful catalysts for ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactones. However, there are gaps in …
Complexes of rare-earth elements (REs, Sc, Y, La-Lu) are among the most successful catalysts for ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactones. However, there are gaps in …
The two-electron reduction of molecular oxygen (O2) to peroxide (O22-) or hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is vital for various sustainable energy technologies. Many homogeneous transition-metal catalysts …
Despite their utility in everyday life, petroleum-based materials present an enormous environmental challenge due to their large production volume (365 MTonnes per year) and slow …
Reduction of molecular oxygen to water (4 e—) and peroxide (2 e—) are reactions central to renewable energy technologies. Yet, the development of earth-abundant O2 …