2026

Bio-Based, Degradable, and Tunable Epoxy Thermosets from Homogenized Acids and Epoxidized Linseed Oil or Glycerol Triglycidyl Ether

Groombridge, Benjamin J; Irvine, Gavin R; Jarkov, Vlad; Husband, Jonathan T; McCormick, Strachan N; Davidson, Matthew G
 
ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering. , 2026, Vol.14(1), p.586-594
 
https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c10683

Photo-initiated solvent-mediated depolymerization of consumer poly(methyl methacrylate) without chlorinated reagents

Husband, Jonathan T; Irvine, Gavin; Morris, Callum R; Folli, Andrea; Davidson, Matthew G; Freakley, Simon J

Nature communications. , 2026, Vol.17(1)

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-67997-7

2025

Diversity in Zwitterionic Metal Ammonium Tris(phenolate)s for the Controlled Immortal Polymerization of Lactide: Dramatic Activity Enhancement and Mechanistic Insight on Expansion beyond Zirconium

Matthew G. Davidson, Catherine J. Frankis, Matthew D. Jones, Gabriele Kociok-Köhn, Frank Marken, Strachan N. McCormick, James Tipler, and Philip B. Yang

ACS Catalysis 2025 15 (11), 9130-9149

https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c01857

Structure‐Activity Relationships for s‐Block Metal/Co(III) Heterodinuclear Catalysts in Cyclohexene Oxide Ring‐Opening Copolymerizations

Butler, F; Fiorentini, F; Williams, CK; Butler, Frederica; Fiorentini, Francesca; Eisenhardt, Katharina H S; Williams, Charlotte K

Angewandte Chemie. , 2025, Vol.64(12)

https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202422497

(AB) n Star Block Polymers Derived from CO 2 : Influence of Architecture and Postpolymerization Modification

Sulley, GS; Poon, KC; Williams, CK; Sulley, Gregory S; Poon, Kam C; Gregory, Georgina L; Williams, Charlotte K

Macromolecules. , 2025, Vol.58(20), p.11291-11301

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5c01236

Using Differential Scanning Calorimetry to Accelerate Polymerization Catalysis: A Toolkit for Miniaturized and Automated Kinetics Measurements

McGuire, TM; Ning, D; Williams, CK; McGuire, Thomas M; Ning, David; Williams, Charlotte K

ACS catalysis. , 2025, Vol.15(9), p.6760-6771

https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c01758

Toughened commercial poly( l -lactide) (PLLA) using degradable and recyclable poly(ester- alt -ether)- b -PLLA

Craze, AR; Kerr, RWF; Williams, CK; Craze, Alexander R; Kerr, Ryan W F; McGuire, Thomas M; Wille, Lukas; Williams, Charlotte K

https://doi.org/10.1039/d5gc02301g

Mechanical response and damage formation in short-fibre reinforced polycarbonate from low to high strain rates

Song, PH; Chapman, D; Siviour, CR; Song, Peihao; Chapman, David; Graham, Aaron; Kalimeris, Georgios; Siviour, Clive R

International journal of impact engineering. , 2025, Vol.206, p.105440

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2025.105440

Precise Carboxylic Acid-Functionalized Polyesters in Reprocessable Vitrimers

Concilio, M; Sulley, GS; Williams, CK; Concilio, Matilde; Sulley, Gregory S; Vidal, Fernando; Brown, Steven; Williams, Charlotte K

Journal of the American Chemical Society. , 2025, Vol.147(8), p.6492-6502

https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c14032

General, Quantified Structure-Performance Correlations for Synergistic Heteronuclear Electro-, Polymerization, and Asymmetric Catalysts

Eisenhardt, KHS; Fiorentini, F; Williams, CK; Eisenhardt, Katharina H S; Fiorentini, Francesca; Butler, Frederica; Thorogood, Rosie; Williams, Charlotte K

ACS catalysis. , 2025, Vol.15(15), p.12959-12983

https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c02224

2024

Selective hydrogenation of nitro compounds to amines by coupled redox reactions over a heterogeneous biocatalyst

D. Sokolova, T.C.Lurshay, J.S.Rowbotham, G. Stonadge, H.A. Reeve, S.E. Cleary, T. Sudmeier, K.A. Vincent, Nature Communications

DOI 10.1038/s41467-024-51531-2.

Cyclic ether and anhydride ring opening copolymerisation delivering new ABB sequences in poly(ester-alt-ethers)

Ryan W F Kerr, Alexander R Craze, Charlotte K Williams, Chemical Science

DOI: 10.1039/D4SC02051K

Electrospinning nonspinnable sols to ceramic fibers and springs

Shilling Dong, Barbara M Maciejewska, Ryan M Schofield, Nicholas Hawkings, Clive R Siviour & Nicole Grobert, ACS Nano

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c12659

High molar mass polycarbonates as closed-loop recyclable thermoplastics

Gloria Rosetto, Fernando Vidal, Thomas M McGuire, Ryan W F Kerr, Charlotte K Williams, Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14170

Designing a circular carbon and plastics economy for a sustainable future

Fernando Vidal, Eva R. van der Marel, Ryan W. F. Kerr, Caitlin McElroy , Nadia Schroeder , Celia Mitchell, Gloria Rosetto, Thomas T. D. Chen, Richard M. Bailey, Cameron Hepburn, Catherine Redgwell & Charlotte K. Williams, Nature

DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06939-z

2023

A highly active, thermally robust iron(iii)/potassium(i) heterodinuclear catalyst for bio-derived epoxide/anhydride ring-opening copolymerizations

Wilfred T Diment, Gloria Rosetto, Noura Ezaz-Nikpay, Ryan W F Kerr & Charlotte K Williams, 

DOI: 10.1039/d2gc04580j

2022

Synergic Heterodinuclear Catalysts for the Ring-Opening Copolymerization (ROCOP) of Epoxides, Carbon Dioxide, and Anhydrides

Wilfred T Diment, Wouter Lindeboom, Francesca Fiorentini, Arron C. Deacy & Charlotte K Williams, Accounts of Chemical Research

DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00197

Zr(IV) Catalyst for the Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Anhydrides (A) with Epoxides (B), Oxetane (B), and Tetrahydrofurans (C) to Make ABB- and/or ABC-Poly(ester-alt-ethers)

Ryan W F Kerr & Charlotte K Williams, Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1007/s10924-020-01824-6

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