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Circular EconomyEngineeringPlastic RecyclingWaste ReductionEnvironmental Engineering +6

Poly(lactic acid) Degradation into Methyl Lactate Catalyzed by a Well-Defined Zn(II) Complex

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ACS Catalysis

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Zirconium complexes of bipyrrolidine derived salan ligands for the isoselective polymerisation of <i>rac</i>-lactide

Matthew D. Jones, Stuart L. Hancock, Paul McKeown, +5

Chemical Communications

Metal influence on the iso- and hetero-selectivity of complexes of bipyrrolidine derived salan ligands for the polymerisation of rac-lactide

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Chemical Science

Macroporous metal–organic framework microparticles with improved liquid phase separation

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Journal of Materials Chemistry A

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Zinc Complexes for PLA Formation and Chemical Recycling: Towards a Circular Economy

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ChemSusChem

Highly active Mg(<scp>ii</scp>) and Zn(<scp>ii</scp>) complexes for the ring opening polymerisation of lactide

Paul McKeown, Strachan N. McCormick, Mary F. Mahon, +1

Polymer Chemistry

Materials ScienceInorganic ChemistryChemical EngineeringEngineeringCoordination Complex +10

Aluminium salalens vs. salans: “Initiator Design” for the isoselective polymerisation of rac-lactide

Paul McKeown, Matthew G. Davidson, Gabriele Kociok‐Köhn, +1

Chemical Communications

EngineeringRationalised DesignOrganic ChemistryChemistryInorganic Material +14

Chemical Degradation of End-of-Life Poly(lactic acid) into Methyl Lactate by a Zn(II) Complex

Luis A. Román‐Ramírez, Paul McKeown, Chanak Shah, +3

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

Chemical EngineeringBiomanufacturingEngineeringDegradable PlasticRenewable Polymers +10