Issue 45, 2023

Sustainable formulation polymers for home, beauty and personal care: challenges and opportunities

Abstract

As society moves towards a net-zero future, the need to adopt more sustainable polymers is well understood, and as well as plastics, less visible formulation polymers should also be included within this shift. As researchers, industries and consumers move towards more sustainable products there is a clear need to define what sustainability means in fast moving consumer goods and how it can be considered at the design stage. In this perspective key challenges in achieving sustainable formulation polymers are highlighted, and opportunities to overcome them are presented.

Graphical abstract: Sustainable formulation polymers for home, beauty and personal care: challenges and opportunities

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
26 aug 2023
Accepted
03 okt 2023
First published
02 nov 2023
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Chem. Sci., 2023,14, 12926-12940

Sustainable formulation polymers for home, beauty and personal care: challenges and opportunities

C. A. R. Picken, O. Buensoz, P. D. Price, C. Fidge, L. Points and M. P. Shaver, Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 12926 DOI: 10.1039/D3SC04488B

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