DOI: 10.1039/d6py00368k ISSN: 1759-9954
Rare earth metal ammonium tris(phenolate) catalysts for industrial poly(lactic acid) production
Strachan N. McCormick, Gerrit Gobius du Sart, Wilko de Lang, Matthew D. Jones, Matthew G. DavidsonIn a kg-scale benchmarking study, zwitterionic rare earth (La, Y) ammonium tris(phenolate)s exhibit robustness and high catalytic activity suitable for the ring-opening polymerisation of lactide under challenging, industrially-relevant conditions.