James William Comerford

2021

Enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of malonate polyesters and their use as metal chelating materials

Byrne, F., Assemat, J., Stanford, A., Farmer, T. J., Comerford, J. W. & Pellis, A., 29 Jun 2021, In: Green Chemistry. 14, 6 p.

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Zeolite-mediated production of cyclic organic carbonates: Reaction of CO₂with styrene oxide on zeolite y impregnated with metal halides

Ozorio, L. P., Henrique, F. J. S., Comerford, J. W., North, M. & Mota, C. J. A., 2 Mar 2021, In: Reaction Chemistry and Engineering. 6, 4, p. 672-678 7 p.

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2020

Effects of Methyl Branching on the Properties and Performance of Furandioate-Adipate Copolyesters of Bio-Based Secondary Diols

Little, A., Pellis, A., Comerford, J. W., Naranjo-Valles, E., Hafezi, N., Mascal, M. & Farmer, T. J., 28 Sept 2020, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8, 38, p. 14471–14483 13 p.

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Thermal Upgrade of Enzymatically Synthesized Aliphatic and Aromatic Oligoesters

Comerford, J. W., Byrne, F., Weinberger, S., Farmer, T. J., Guebitz, G. M., Gardossi, L. & Pellis, A., 13 Jan 2020, In: Materials. 13, 2, p. 1-9 9 p., 368.

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2019

Enzymatic synthesis of lignin derivable pyridine based polyesters for the substitution of petroleum derived plastics

Pellis, A., Comerford, J. W., Weinberger, S., Guebitz, G. M., Clark, J. H. & Farmer, T. J., 16 Apr 2019, In: Nature Communications. 10, 1, 1762.

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Enzymatic synthesis of unsaturated polyesters: functionalization and reversibility of the aza-Michael addition of pendants

Pellis, A., Hanson, P. A., Comerford, J. W., Clark, J. H. & Farmer, T. J., 21 Feb 2019, In: Polymer Chemistry. 10, 7, p. 843-851 9 p.

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Improving the Post-polymerization Modification of Bio-Based Itaconate Unsaturated Polyesters: Catalyzing Aza-Michael Additions With Reusable Iodine on Acidic Alumina

Moore, O., Hanson, P. A., Comerford, J. W., Pellis, A. & Farmer, T. J., 15 Jul 2019, In: Frontiers in Chemistry. 7, 14 p., 501.

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Laminaria digitata and palmaria palmata seaweeds as natural source of catalysts for the cycloaddition of CO₂ to Epoxides

Comerford, J. W., Gray, T., Lie, Y., MacQuarrie, D. J., North, M. & Pellis, A., 12 Jan 2019, In: MOLECULES. 24, 2, p. 1-14 14 p., 269.

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Safer bio-based solvents to replace toluene and tetrahydrofuran for the biocatalyzed synthesis of polyesters

Pellis, A., Byrne, F. P., Sherwood, J. R., Vastano, M., Comerford, J. W. & Farmer, T. J., 7 Mar 2019, In: Green Chemistry. 21, p. 1686-1694 9 p.

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2018

Efficient Physisorption of Candida Antarctica Lipase B on Polypropylene Beads and Application for Polyester Synthesis

Weinberger, S., Pellis, A., Comerford, J. W., Farmer, T. J. & Guebitz, G., 31 Aug 2018, In: Catalysts. 8, 9, 12 p., 369.

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Elucidating enzymatic polymerisations: Chain-length selectivity of Candida antarctica lipase B towards various aliphatic diols and dicarboxylic acid diesters

Pellis, A., Comerford, J. W., Maneffa, A. J., Sipponen, M. H., Clark, J. H. & Farmer, T. J., 1 Sept 2018, In: European Polymer Journal. 106, p. 79-84 6 p.

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Influence of Mesoporous Silica Properties on Cyclic Carbonate Synthesis Catalysed by Supported Aluminium(Salen) Complexes

Carvalho, P. A., Comerford, J. W., Lamb, K. J., North, M. & Reiss, P. S., 1 Nov 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis. p. 1-11 11 p.

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Insights into post-polymerisation modification of bio-based unsaturated itaconate and fumarate polyesters via aza-michael addition: Understanding the effects of CC isomerisation

Farmer, T. J., Macquarrie, D. J., Comerford, J. W., Pellis, A. & Clark, J. H., 25 Sept 2018, In: JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY. 56, 17, p. 1935-1945 11 p.

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Optimization of Amidation Reactions Using Predictive Tools for the Replacement of Regulated Solvents with Safer Biobased Alternatives

Petchey, T. H. M., Comerford, J. W., Farmer, T. J., MacQuarrie, D. J., Sherwood, J. R. & Clark, J. H., Feb 2018, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 6, 2, p. 1550-1554 5 p.

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Post-polymerization modification of bio-based polymers: Maximizing the high functionality of polymers derived from biomass

Farmer, T. J., Comerford, J. W., Pellis, A. & Robert, T., 23 Feb 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Polymer international. 67, p. 775-789 15 p.

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2017

New bio-based monomers: Tuneable polyester properties using branched diols from biomass

Farmer, T. J., Comerford, J. W., Mascal, M., Schmid, M., Perocheau Arnaud, S., Wu, L., Wong Chang, M-A., Chang, F. & Li, Z., Sept 2017, In: FARADAY DISCUSSIONS. 202, p. 61-77 17 p., FD-ART-02-2017-000057.R1.

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2016