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Post‐polymerization modification of bio‐based polymers: maximizing the high functionality of polymers derived from biomass by Farmer, Thomas J, Comerford, James W, Pellis, Alessandro, Robert, Tobias

“…The renaissance of the bio‐based chemical industry over the last 20 years has seen an ever growing interest in the synthesis of new bio‐based polymers. The…”
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Enzymatic synthesis of lignin derivable pyridine based polyesters for the substitution of petroleum derived plastics by Pellis, Alessandro, Comerford, James W., Weinberger, Simone, Guebitz, Georg M., Clark, James H., Farmer, Thomas J.

“…Following concerns over increasing global plastic pollution, interest in the production and characterization of bio-based and biodegradable alternatives is…”
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Laminaria digitata and Palmaria palmata Seaweeds as Natural Source of Catalysts for the Cycloaddition of CO₂ to Epoxides by Comerford, James W, Gray, Thomas, Lie, Yann, Macquarrie, Duncan J, North, Michael, Pellis, Alessandro

“…Seaweed powder has been found to act as an effective catalyst for the fixation of CO₂ into epoxides to generate cyclic carbonates under solvent free…”
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Efficient Physisorption of Candida Antarctica Lipase B on Polypropylene Beads and Application for Polyester Synthesis by Simone Weinberger, Alessandro Pellis, James W. Comerford, Thomas J. Farmer, Georg M. Guebitz

“…In the present work, Candida antarctica lipase B (CaLB) was adsorbed onto polypropylene beads using different reaction conditions, in order to investigate…”
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Improving the Post-polymerization Modification of Bio-Based Itaconate Unsaturated Polyesters: Catalyzing Aza-Michael Additions With Reusable Iodine on Acidic Alumina by Moore, Oliver B, Hanson, Polly-Ann, Comerford, James W, Pellis, Alessandro, Farmer, Thomas J

“…Bio-based platform molecules such as itaconic, fumaric, and muconic acid offer much promise in the formation of sustainable unsaturated polyester resins upon…”
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Deposition of palladium nanoparticles in SBA-15 templated silica using supercritical carbon dioxide by Hunt, Andrew J., Budarin, Vitaliy L., Comerford, James W., Parker, Helen L., Lazarov, Vlado K., Breeden, Simon W., Macquarrie, Duncan J., Clark, James H.

“…Preparation of supported nanoparticles by palladium deposition onto silica (SBA-15) from a solution of tris(dibenzylideneacetone) dipalladium(0) (Pd2(dba)3) in…”
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Influence of Mesoporous Silica Properties on Cyclic Carbonate Synthesis Catalysed by Supported Aluminium(Salen) Complexes by Carvalho, Patricia A., Comerford, James W., Lamb, Katie J., North, Michael, Reiss, Paul S.

“…By modification of pore size and morphology, pore‐expanded variants of SBA‐15 and KIT‐6 have been utilised as mesoporous silica supports for the immobilisation…”
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Elucidating enzymatic polymerisations: Chain-length selectivity of Candida antarctica lipase B towards various aliphatic diols and dicarboxylic acid diesters by Pellis, Alessandro, Comerford, James W., Maneffa, Andrew J., Sipponen, Mika H., Clark, James H., Farmer, Thomas J.

“…[Display omitted] •Diesters and diols chain-length selectivity study.•Solventless enzymatic polycondensation reactions.•Obtained Mw > 10000 Da, Mn > 7000 Da…”
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Effects of Methyl Branching on the Properties and Performance of Furandioate-Adipate Copolyesters of Bio-Based Secondary Diols by Little, Alastair, Pellis, Alessandro, Comerford, James W, Naranjo-Valles, Edwin, Hafezi, Nema, Mascal, Mark, Farmer, Thomas J

“…Furandioate-adipate copolyesters are an emerging class of bio-based biodegradable polymers with great potential to replace fossil-derived terephthalic…”
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Thermal Upgrade of Enzymatically Synthesized Aliphatic and Aromatic Oligoesters by Comerford, James W, Byrne, Fergal P, Weinberger, Simone, Farmer, Thomas J, Guebitz, Georg M, Gardossi, Lucia, Pellis, Alessandro

“…The enzymatic synthesis of polyesters in solventless systems is an environmentally friendly and sustainable method for synthetizing bio-derived materials…”
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Clean, reusable and low cost heterogeneous catalyst for amide synthesis by Comerford, James W, Clark, James H, Macquarrie, Duncan J, Breeden, Simon W

“…We have developed a heterogeneous silica catalyst that can effectively catalyse amide synthesis from acid and amine, without production of toxic by-products…”
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Optimization of Amidation Reactions Using Predictive Tools for the Replacement of Regulated Solvents with Safer Biobased Alternatives by Petchey, Tabitha H. M, Comerford, James W, Farmer, Thomas J, Macquarrie, Duncan J, Sherwood, James, Clark, James H

“…Catalytic methods for the synthesis of amides are much sought after. Silica catalysts have shown promise, but yields are generally moderate and the use of…”
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Mesoporous structured silica – An improved catalyst for direct amide synthesis and its application to continuous flow processing by Comerford, James W., Farmer, Thomas J., Macquarrie, Duncan J., Breeden, Simon W., Clark, James H.

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