Avans University of Applied Science

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Designed for Molecular Recycling: A Lignin-Derived Semi-aromatic Biobased Polymer

Dennis Molendijk¹, Koen van Beurden¹, Jack van Schijndel¹

¹Research Group Green Chemistry, Avans University of Applied Science

An example of a closed-loop approach towards a circular materials economy is described here. A whole sustainable cycle is presented where biobased semi-aromatic polyesters are designed by polymerization, depolymerization, and then re-polymerized with only slight changes in their yields or final properties.