Special issue: CO2: capture of, utilization of, and degradation into

Liang J, Ye S, Wang S, Xiao M, Meng Y. Design and structure of catalysts: syntheses of carbon dioxide-based copolymers with cyclic anhydrides and/or cyclic esters. Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-0374-1.

Bhat GA, Darensbourg MY, Darensbourg DJ. Copolymerization of propylene oxide and ¹³CO₂ to afford completely alternating regioregular ¹³C-labelled Poly(propylene carbonate). Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-0391-0.

Andrea KA, Kerton FM. Iron-catalyzed reactions of CO₂ and epoxides to yield cyclic and polycarbonates. Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-00395-6.

Honda M, Ebihara T, Ohkawa T, Sugimoto H. Alternating terpolymerization of carbon dioxide, propylene oxide, and various epoxides with bulky side groups for the tuning of thermal properties. Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-00412-8.

Nakabayashi Y, Nakano K. Polycarbonate-block-polycycloalkenes via epoxide/carbon dioxide copolymerization and ring-opening metathesis polymerization. Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-00423-5.

Kobayashi K, Pagot G, Vezzù K, Bertasi F, Noto VD, Tominaga Y. Effect of plasticizer on the ion-conductive and dielectric behavior of poly(ethylene carbonate)-based Li electrolytes. Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-00397-4.

Taniguchi I, Kinugasa K, Toyoda M, Minezaki K, Tanaka H, Mitsuhara K. Piperazine-immobilized polymeric membranes for CO₂ capture: mechanism of preferential CO₂ permeation. Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-0389-7.

Kamio E, Minakata M, Iida Y, Yasui T, Matsuoka A, Matsuyama H. Inorganic/organic double-network ion gel membrane with a high ionic liquid content for CO₂ separation. Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-0393-y.

Yamada H. Amine-based capture of CO₂ for utilization and storage. Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-00400-y.

Honda R, Hamasaki A, Miura Y, Hoshino Y. Thermoresponsive CO₂ absorbent for various CO₂ concentrations: tuning the pK_a of ammonium ions for effective carbon capture. Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-00407-5.

Fujikawa S, Selyanchyn R, Kunitake T. A new strategy of membrane-based direct air capture. Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-00429-z.

Hairudin NHBM, Ganesan S, Sudesh K. Revalorization of adsorbed residual oil in spent bleaching clay as a sole carbon source for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) accumulation in Cupriavidus necator Re2058/pCB113. Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-00418-2.

Thorbecke R, Yamamoto M, Miyahara Y, Oota M, Mizuno S, Tsuge T. The gene dosage effect of carbonic anhydrase on the biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) under autotrophic and mixotrophic culture conditions. Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-00409-3.

Suzuki M, Tachibana Y, Kasuya K. Biodegradability of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) and poly(ε-caprolactone) via biological carbon cycles in marine environments. Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-00396-5.

Taguchi S, Matsumoto K. Evolution of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesizing systems toward a sustainable plastic industry. Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-00420-8.

Castro LM, Foong CP, Higuchi-Takeuchi M, Morisaki K, Lopes EF, Numata K, Mota AJ. Microbial prospection of an Amazonian blackwater lake and whole-genome sequencing of bacteria capable of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis. Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-00424-4.

Okeyoshi K, Okajima MK, Kaneko T. The cyanobacterial polysaccharide sacran: characteristics, structures, and preparation of LC gels. Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-00426-2.

Fujisawa S. Material design of nanocellulose/polymer composites via Pickering emulsion templating. Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-00408-4.

Chen J, Ohta Y, Nakamura H, Masunaga H, Numata K. Aqueous spinning system with a citrate buffer for highly extensible silk fibers. Polym. J. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-00419-1.