Sustainability in polyurethanes: old hat or new strategy for future developments?
Abstract Polyurethanes are facing health and environmental problems related to their chemistry, processing and end-of-life management. This review summarizes the most recent strategies within the framework of sustainability and circularity related to the use of polyurethanes with low environmental i...
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| description | Abstract Polyurethanes are facing health and environmental problems related to their chemistry, processing and end-of-life management. This review summarizes the most recent strategies within the framework of sustainability and circularity related to the use of polyurethanes with low environmental impact, focusing on the possibility of performing their synthesis by replacing fossil-based building blocks with renewable ones, designing vitrimeric polyurethanes, and managing their end-of-life through enzymatic degradation or biodegradation processes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3eacaf5d760a4e92b1403de3b4c1c5bc2025-08-20T02:37:58ZengNature Portfolionpj Materials Sustainability2948-17752025-06-013112510.1038/s44296-025-00064-wSustainability in polyurethanes: old hat or new strategy for future developments?Giulio Malucelli0Alessandra Lorenzetti1Politecnico di Torino Dept. of Applied Science and Technology, Viale Teresa Michel 5Università di Padova, Dept. of Industrial Engineering, Via F. Marzolo 9Abstract Polyurethanes are facing health and environmental problems related to their chemistry, processing and end-of-life management. This review summarizes the most recent strategies within the framework of sustainability and circularity related to the use of polyurethanes with low environmental impact, focusing on the possibility of performing their synthesis by replacing fossil-based building blocks with renewable ones, designing vitrimeric polyurethanes, and managing their end-of-life through enzymatic degradation or biodegradation processes.https://doi.org/10.1038/s44296-025-00064-w |
| spellingShingle | Giulio Malucelli Alessandra Lorenzetti Sustainability in polyurethanes: old hat or new strategy for future developments? npj Materials Sustainability |
| title | Sustainability in polyurethanes: old hat or new strategy for future developments? |
| title_full | Sustainability in polyurethanes: old hat or new strategy for future developments? |
| title_fullStr | Sustainability in polyurethanes: old hat or new strategy for future developments? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainability in polyurethanes: old hat or new strategy for future developments? |
| title_short | Sustainability in polyurethanes: old hat or new strategy for future developments? |
| title_sort | sustainability in polyurethanes old hat or new strategy for future developments |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s44296-025-00064-w |
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