The mission of the NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers (CSP) is to transform how plastics are made and unmade through innovative research, engaging education, and diverse partnerships that together foster environmental stewardship. CSP participants aim to design, prepare, and implement polymers derived from renewable resources for a wide range of advanced applications, and to promote future economic development, energy efficiency, and environmental sustainability in the emergent area of biobased products

The CSP is a NSF Center for Chemical Innovation based at the University of Minnesota.

For more information, visit csp.umn.edu.

The Scale of the Global Plastic Waste Crisis (3D Animation)
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The Scale of the Global Plastic Waste Crisis (3D Animation)
Improved Characterization of Polyoxazolidinones by Incorporating Solubilizing Side Chains
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Improved Characterization of Polyoxazolidinones by Incorporating Solubilizing Side Chains
Tunable and recyclable polyesters from CO2 and butadiene.
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Tunable and recyclable polyesters from CO2 and butadiene.
CSP Communication Workshop Pop Talks: Maria McClintock
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CSP Communication Workshop Pop Talks: Maria McClintock
Sharing CSP Data via DRUM
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Sharing CSP Data via DRUM
Stereocomplexation of Stereoregular Aliphatic Polyesters: Change from Amorphous to Semicrystalli ...
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Stereocomplexation of Stereoregular Aliphatic Polyesters: Change from Amorphous to Semicrystalli ...
Beyond the Classroom: Organics Recycling
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Beyond the Classroom: Organics Recycling
Synthesis of isohexide diyne polymers and hydrogenation to their saturated polyethers
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Synthesis of isohexide diyne polymers and hydrogenation to their saturated polyethers
Structural Basis for the Different Mechanical Behaviors of Two Chemically Analogous, Carbohydrate...
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Structural Basis for the Different Mechanical Behaviors of Two Chemically Analogous, Carbohydrate...
2021 Covestro Lectureship in Sustainability: Professor Jenna Jambeck
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2021 Covestro Lectureship in Sustainability: Professor Jenna Jambeck
Blend miscibility of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and aromatic polyesters from salicylic acid.
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Blend miscibility of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and aromatic polyesters from salicylic acid.
Beyond the Classroom: Designing for a Circular Economy
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Beyond the Classroom: Designing for a Circular Economy
Sustainable thermoplastic elastomers produced via cationic RAFT polymerization.
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Sustainable thermoplastic elastomers produced via cationic RAFT polymerization.
Crazing mechanism and physical aging of poly(lactide) toughened with...
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Crazing mechanism and physical aging of poly(lactide) toughened with...
Modeling the mechanism of CO2/cyclohexene oxide copolymerization...
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Modeling the mechanism of CO2/cyclohexene oxide copolymerization...
Incorporating Functionalized Cellulose to Increase the Toughness of Covalent Adaptable Networks
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Incorporating Functionalized Cellulose to Increase the Toughness of Covalent Adaptable Networks
2020 Covestro Lectureship in Sustainability: Professor Kris McNeill
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2020 Covestro Lectureship in Sustainability: Professor Kris McNeill
Beyond the Classroom: Polymer Processing
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Beyond the Classroom: Polymer Processing
Derek Batiste - 2020 Research
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Derek Batiste - 2020 Research
Evaluating Catalytic Mechanisms of Feedstock Conversions and Polymerizations
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Evaluating Catalytic Mechanisms of Feedstock Conversions and Polymerizations
Beyond the Classroom: Understanding the Industrial Decarbonization Challenge
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Beyond the Classroom: Understanding the Industrial Decarbonization Challenge
BTC Recycling Towards Zero Waste
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BTC Recycling Towards Zero Waste
Beyond the Classroom: Process Chemistry
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Beyond the Classroom: Process Chemistry
Beyond the Classroom: Production and Applications of Ingeo PLA
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Beyond the Classroom: Production and Applications of Ingeo PLA
Heterogeneous Catalysis 101
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Heterogeneous Catalysis 101
BTC Life Cycle Assessment
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BTC Life Cycle Assessment
Beyond the Classroom: Computational Chemistry 101
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Beyond the Classroom: Computational Chemistry 101
Beyond the Classroom: Polymer Properties
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Beyond the Classroom: Polymer Properties
Beyond the Classroom: Biofermentation 101
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Beyond the Classroom: Biofermentation 101
CSP Communication Workshop Pop talks: Nicholas Ball-Jones
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CSP Communication Workshop Pop talks: Nicholas Ball-Jones