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Authors: Shi, C., Reilly, L. T., Phani Kumar, V. S., Coile, M. W., Nicholson, S. R., Broadbelt, L. J., Beckham, G. T., & Chen, E. Y.-X.
Affiliations: Colorado State University (US)
Northwestern University (US)
National Laboratory of the Rockies (US)
Corresponding author: Broadbelt, Linda J.
Beckham, Gregg T.
Chen, Eugene Y.-X.
ORCID: Shi, Changxia
Reilly, Liam T.
Coile, Matthew W.
Broadbelt, Linda J.
Beckham, Gregg T.
Chen, Eugene Y.-X.
Venue: Chem
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2021-11
Volume: 7
Issue: 11
Pages: 2896-2912
ISSN: 2451-9294 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2021.10.004
OpenAlex: W3209227621
Cited by: 219
References: 82
Citations by year: 2026: 36 · 2025: 62 · 2024: 49 · 2023: 45 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 1
FWCI: 7.78
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
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Locations: Chem (publishedVersion)
OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) (submittedVersion)
Funders: Bioenergy Technologies Office (DE-AC36-08GO28308)
Advanced Manufacturing Office
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Topics: Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer composites and self-healing
Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
Keywords: kinetic trapping, depolymerization, thermodynamics and kinetics, predictive modeling, life cycle assessment, techno-economic analysis, sustainable polymers

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