In this series of articles, the board members of ChemSusChem discuss recent research articles that they consider of exceptional quality and importance for sustainability. This entry features Prof. Arjan W. Kleij, who discusses the use of terpenes as raw materials for the synthesis of biobased polyesters and polycarbonates, and the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for these renewable polymers in the area of material science, trying to meet the requirements of a circular economy.

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全体人员：Arjan Kleij

在本系列文章中，ChemSusChem的董事会成员讨论了他们认为具有卓越品质和对可持续发展的重要性的近期研究文章。本条目以Arjan W. Kleij教授为主题，他讨论了使用萜烯作为合成生物基聚酯和聚碳酸酯的原料，以及这些可再生聚合物在材料科学领域面临的机遇和挑战，以期满足循环经济的要求。