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- Title
Front Cover: Upcycling of Agricultural Waste Stream to High‐Molecular‐Weight Bio‐based Poly(ethylene 2,5‐furanoate) (ChemSusChem 9/2024).
- Authors
Niskanen, Jukka; Mahlberg, Riitta; van Strien, Nicolaas; Rautiainen, Sari; Kivilahti, Essi; Koivuranta, Kari; Anghelescu‐Hakala, Adina
- Abstract
This article, published in ChemSusChem, discusses the potential for upcycling agricultural waste, specifically orange peel and sugar beet pulp, into a bio-based polymer called poly(ethylene 2,5-furanoate) (PEF). The researchers demonstrate the polymerization of furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) esters derived from pectin found in these waste materials, resulting in high-molecular-weight PEF. PEF is seen as a promising alternative to poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) in packaging applications. The study also confirms that PEF can be hydrolyzed back into FDCA, allowing for convenient recycling and recovery of monomers.
- Subjects
AGRICULTURAL wastes; ETHYLENE; DICARBOXYLIC acids; SUGAR beets
- Publication
ChemSusChem, 2024, Vol 17, Issue 9, p1
- ISSN
1864-5631
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/cssc.202400772