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Metathesis with Oleochemicals: New Approaches for the Utilization of Plant Oils as Renewable Resources in Polymer Science
Article first published online: 14 JUL 2009
DOI: 10.1002/macp.200900168
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Meier, M. A. R. (2009), Metathesis with Oleochemicals: New Approaches for the Utilization of Plant Oils as Renewable Resources in Polymer Science. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 210: 1073–1079. doi: 10.1002/macp.200900168
Publication History
- Issue published online: 21 JUL 2009
- Article first published online: 14 JUL 2009
- Manuscript Accepted: 22 APR 2009
- Manuscript Received: 16 APR 2009
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- German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (represented by the Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe). Grant Number: FKZ 22026905
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Keywords:
- catalysis;
- fatty acids;
- green chemistry;
- metathesis;
- monomers;
- plant oils;
- polymer chemistry;
- polymers;
- renewable resources
Graphical Abstract
Plant-oil-derived unsaturated fatty acids offer manifold possibilities for the materials use of these renewable resources via olefin metathesis. Both monomers and polymers can, thus, be obtained in a straightforward and sustainable fashion.
Abstract
Due to depleting fossil resources, the ever increasing emission of greenhouse gases and toxic waste, as well as the inefficient utilization of our available resources, we have to implement the principles of green chemistry whenever and wherever possible. Plant oils are already the most important renewable resource for the chemical industry. Due to their inherent double-bond functionality, they offer the possibility of being transformed via several very efficient catalytic processes. Especially, new developments in olefin metathesis allow the chemist to directly polymerize or introduce a variety of functional groups to these renewable resources in an efficient manner. Therefore, olefin metathesis with plant-oil-derived fatty acids and their derivatives can contribute to a sustainable development of our future, since this approach has great potential for the substitution of currently used petrochemicals and a variety of value-added chemical intermediates, especially for the polymer industry, can be derived from these resources in a straightforward fashion. This contribution will address and discuss the most recent developments in this field of research.