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Front Cover: Towards Sustainable High‐Performance Thermoplastics: Synthesis, Characterization, and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Bisguaiacol‐Based Polyesters (ChemSusChem 15/2018)
Author(s) -
Curia Silvio,
Biundo Antonino,
Fischer Isabel,
Braunschmid Verena,
Gübitz Georg M.,
Stanzione Joseph F.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201801667
Subject(s) - polyester , monomer , front cover , biodegradation , hydrolysis , lignin , polymerization , thermal stability , bisphenol a , chemistry , enzymatic hydrolysis , organic chemistry , derivatization , pulp and paper industry , chemical engineering , polymer , materials science , polymer science , cover (algebra) , high performance liquid chromatography , epoxy , mechanical engineering , engineering
The Front Cover shows how bisguaiacol (BG), a lignin‐derived bisphenol, can be used to prepare useful polyesters. Waste from the wood and paper industry (symbolized here by a Quercus Rubra log) can be utilized as a source of phenolic compounds for the synthesis of BG, which, in turn, can be used as a monomer for the preparation of polyesters. The products exhibit remarkable thermal properties, high‐temperature stability, and enzymatic hydrolysis susceptibility. The green arrows represent this cycle: derivatization from wood waste, polymerization to afford thermoplastics, and biodegradation leading to monomer release. More information can be found in the Full Paper by Curia et al. on page 2529 in Issue 15, 2018 (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201801059)