Natanya Majbritt Louie Hansen

TL;DR: This review summarizes the results of past research on films and coatings from hemicelluloses, biopolymers that are as yet relatively unexploited commercially and fundamental studies of films from modified hemiceLLuloses have identified other potential applications, including selective membranes.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarized the mechanisms, merits and limitations of three controlled radical polymerizations: nitroxide mediated polymerization (NMP), atom transfer radical polymerization, or metal catalyzed living radical polymerisation, and reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization.

TL;DR: Xylans, an important sub-class of hemicelluloses, represent a largely untapped resource for new renewable materials derived from biomass and nanocellulose reinforcement of Xylans as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, a kinetic study of the 3FM homopolymerization initiated with ethyl bromoisobutyrate and Cu(I)Br/N-(n-propyl)-2-pyridylmethanimine reveals a living/controlled polymerization in the range 80-110 degrees C, with apparent rate constants of 1.6. 10(-4) s(-1) to 2.9. 10−4 ) s−1.

TL;DR: In this paper, a range of ligands have been used depending upon the nature of the monomer: N-(n-propyl)-2-pyridyl-methanimine with the methacrylates MMA and PEGMA and 1,1,4,7,10,10-hexamethyltriethylene tetramine (HMTETA) with MEA.