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Author(s):  
Fady Abd El-malek ◽  
Alexander Steinbüchel

Because of their biodegradability, compostability, compatibility and flexible structures, biodegradable polymers such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are an important class of biopolymers with various industrial and biological uses. PHAs are thermoplastic polyesters with a limited processability due to their low heat resistance. Furthermore, due to their high crystallinity, some PHAs are stiff and brittle. These features result sometimes in very poor mechanical characteristics with low extension at break values which limit the application range of some natural PHAs. Several in vivo approaches for PHA copolymer modifications range from polymer production to enhance PHA-based material performance after synthesis. The methods for enzymatic and chemical polymer modifications are aiming at modifying the structures of the polyesters and thereby their characteristics while retaining the biodegradability. This survey illustrates the efficient use of enzymes and chemicals in post-synthetic PHA modifications, offering insights on these green techniques for modifying and improving polymer performance. Important studies in this sector will be reviewed, as well as chances and obstacles for their stability and hyper-production.


2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Bin Dong ◽  
Fan Yang ◽  
Cong-Cong Li ◽  
Cui-Cui Xu ◽  
Jing-Lan Kan ◽  
...  

A benzothiadiazole-involved donor-acceptor (D-A) covalent organic framework (COF), which possesses high crystallinity and strong light-harvesting capability (ranging from 300 to 800 nm), can serve as a highly effective photocatalyst for...


2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (12) ◽  
pp. 2313-2321
Author(s):  
Liping Yang ◽  
Jiacheng Xing ◽  
Danhua Yuan ◽  
Lin Li ◽  
Yunpeng Xu ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenyue Sun ◽  
Julius Oppenheim ◽  
Grigorii Skorupskii ◽  
Luming Yang ◽  
Mircea Dinca

Abstract Three-dimensionally connected porous organic polymers are of interest because of their potential in adsorption, separation, and sensing, among others. When crystalline, they also afford accurate structure description, which in turn can enable particular functions. However, crystallization of three-dimensional (3D) polymers is challenging. This is especially true when targeting polymerization via stable C–C bonds, whose formation is usually irreversible and does not allow for error correction typically required for crystallization. Here, we report polyMTBA, the first 3D-connected crystalline organic polymer with permanent porosity, here formed via C–C linkages. High crystallinity is achieved by solid-state topochemical reaction within monomer MTBA crystals. polyMTBA is recyclable via thermal depolymerization and is solution-processable via its soluble monomers. These results reveal topochemical polymerization as a compelling methodology for generating stable, crystalline, and porous 3D organic frameworks.


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