Volume 42, Issue 6 pp. 652-685
Critical Review

Polyhydroxyurethanes from Biobased Monomers and CO2: A Bridge between Sustainable Chemistry and CO2 Utilization

Tharinee Theerathanagorn

Tharinee Theerathanagorn

VISTEC Advanced Laboratory for Environment-Related Inorganic and Organic Syntheses, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, 21210, Wang Chan, Rayong, Thailand

These authors contributed equally.

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Tanika Kessaratikoon

Tanika Kessaratikoon

VISTEC Advanced Laboratory for Environment-Related Inorganic and Organic Syntheses, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, 21210, Wang Chan, Rayong, Thailand

These authors contributed equally.

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Hafeez Ur Rehman

Corresponding Author

Hafeez Ur Rehman

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, 21210, Wang Chan, Rayong, Thailand

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Valerio D'Elia

Corresponding Author

Valerio D'Elia

VISTEC Advanced Laboratory for Environment-Related Inorganic and Organic Syntheses, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, 21210, Wang Chan, Rayong, Thailand

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Daniel Crespy

Daniel Crespy

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, 21210, Wang Chan, Rayong, Thailand

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First published: 06 November 2023
Citations: 4

Dedicated to the Special Issue of C1 Chemistry.

Comprehensive Summary

Polyhydroxyurethanes (PHUs) have received considerable attention in the last decade as potential alternatives to traditional phosgene-based polyurethanes (PUs). The development of suitable 5CC (five membered-ring cyclic carbonate) precursors bearing multiple carbonate moieties (multi-5CCs) is a key requisite for preparing PHUs by polyaddition reaction with bis- or polyamines. Producing sustainable PHUs from CO2-based five-membered cyclic carbonates (5CCs) obtained from biobased epoxides is a valuable strategy to bridge CO2 utilization and the upcycling of renewable substrates. In this context, while many multi-5CC monomers reported in the literature are oil-based, recent efforts have led to the development of a large variety of multifunctional 5CCs that are produced by the combination of CO2 and renewable resources such as fatty acids and vegetable oils, lignin, terpenes, and sugars. In this work, recent crucial advances (2019—2023) on PHUs prepared from bis- and multi-5CCs produced from CO2 and (partially/potentially) biobased substrates are reviewed with respect to their synthesis, thermal and mechanical properties, and their recent, emerging applications.image

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