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Plant-based polymers are heat-resistant, durable, and designed to decompose under mild conditions, via Diels–Alder reactions or Si–O bond cleavage, allowing components to be recycled or upcycled.

Illinois professor Ying Diao led a multi-institutional study that positions synthetic polymers as a potential alternative to expensive, unsustainable minerals for use in semiconductors and other ...

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Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. We report the design and application of heterogeneous organocatalysts based on ...