TY - JOUR AB - Renewable resources are used increasingly in the production of polymers. In particular, monomers such as carbon dioxide, terpenes, vegetable oils and carbohydrates can be used as feedstocks for the manufacture of a variety of sustainable materials and products, including elastomers, plastics, hydrogels, flexible electronics, resins, engineering polymers and composites. Efficient catalysis is required to produce monomers, to facilitate selective polymerizations and to enable recycling or upcycling of waste materials. There are opportunities to use such sustainable polymers in both high-value areas and in basic applications such as packaging. Life-cycle assessment can be used to quantify the environmental benefits of sustainable polymers. AU - zhu,Y AU - romain,C AU - Williams,CK DO - 10.1038/nature21001 EP - 362 PY - 2016/// SN - 0028-0836 SP - 354 TI - Sustainable polymers from renewable resources T2 - Nature UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature21001 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/37073 VL - 540 ER -