Green Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry and RSC Sustainability are delighted to announce that our latest cross journal themed collection, Make polymers sustainable, why and how?, is now online and free to access until the end of April 2026.
Guest Edited by Maiyong Zhu (Jiangsu University), Gerard Lligadas (Universitat Rovira i Virgili), Fiona L. Hatton (Loughborough University), Garret Miyake (Colorado State University), and Antoine Buchard (University of York).
About this Themed Collection
This collection brings together a selection of outstanding reviews, perspectives, papers and communications, which collectively provide a panoramic view of the field’s current vitality. The works range from recycling of polymer wastes, substitution of polymer carbon with oxygen (or sulfur), utilization of biomass to replace petroleum-based polluting polymers, copolymerization of CO2 with other monomers, and converting polymers (either natural or synthetic ones) into platform chemicals.
Read the Editorial: Introduction to “Make polymers sustainable, why and how?”
The collection includes:
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Lignin valorization through microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates: recent trends, challenges and opportunities
Green Chem., 2025,27, 5920-5946 |
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Synthesis of cyclic peptide-based [2]rotaxanes via copper-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition
Polym. Chem., 2025,16, 409-414 |
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High-strength, self-healable, transparent castor-oil-based waterborne polyurethane barrier coatings enabled by a dynamic acylhydrazone co-monomer
Green Chem., 2025,27, 2220-2229 |
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Unravelling the effect of side chain on RAFT depolymerization; identifying the rate determining step
Polym. Chem., 2025,16, 1822-1828 |
Read the Collection: https://rsc.li/SusPol24
We hope you enjoy reading the articles in this collection.
