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DrAntonioDel Rio Chanona

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering

Senior Lecturer
 
 
 
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ACE ExtensionSouth Kensington Campus

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Zhang:2017:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b00429,
author = {Zhang, D and del, Rio-Chanona EA and Shah, N},
doi = {10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b00429},
journal = {ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering},
pages = {4388--4398},
title = {Screening synthesis pathways for biomass-derived sustainable polymer production},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b00429},
volume = {5},
year = {2017}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Sustainable polymers derived from biomass have been extensively investigated to replace petroleum-based polymers and fulfill the ever-increasing market demand. Because of the diversity of biomass and polymer categories, there exists a large number of synthesis routes from biomass to polymers. However, their productive and economic potentials have never been evaluated. Therefore, in this study, a comprehensive reaction network covering the synthesis of 20 polymers, including both newly proposed biopolymers and traditional polymers, is constructed to resolve this challenge for the first time. Through the network, over 100 synthesis pathways are screened to identify the most promising biopolymers. Three original contributions are concluded. First, from a carbon point of view, polyethylene and 1,4-cyclohexadiene-based polymers are found to be the best petroleum-based polymer and newly proposed biopolymers that can be produced from biomass, respectively, because of their highest carbon recovery efficiency of ∼70%. Second, an external hydrogen supply is vital to guarantee the high yield of biopolymer, because, without enough hydrogen, biopolymer productivity can be reduced by half. Third, through sensitivity analysis, the current biopolymer ranking is verified to be stable, subject to a moderate change of reaction selectivities and hydrogen supply. Therefore, this study provides a clear direction for future biopolymer research.
AU  - Zhang,D
AU  - del,Rio-Chanona EA
AU  - Shah,N
DO  - 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b00429
EP  - 4398
PY  - 2017///
SN  - 2168-0485
SP  - 4388
TI  - Screening synthesis pathways for biomass-derived sustainable polymer production
T2  - ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b00429
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000400634900092&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/60669
VL  - 5
ER  -
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