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Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC Sustainability, 6(1), p. 1449-1461, 2023
DOI: 10.1039/d3su00068k
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Substituting fossil-based with bio-based chemicals: the case of limonene as a greener pore expander for micellar templated silica
Journal article published in 2023 by
Umair Sultan 
,
Katrin Städtke,
Andreas Göpfert,
Daniel Lemmen,
Ezzeldin Metwali,
Santanu Maiti,
Carola Schlumberger,
Tadahiro Yokosawa,
Benjamin Apeleo Zubiri ,
Erdmann Spiecker ,
Nicolas Vogel ,
Tobias Unruh,
Matthias Thommes,
Alexandra Inayat
,
Katrin Städtke,
Andreas Göpfert,
Daniel Lemmen,
Ezzeldin Metwali,
Santanu Maiti,
Carola Schlumberger,
Tadahiro Yokosawa,
Benjamin Apeleo Zubiri ,
Erdmann Spiecker ,
Nicolas Vogel ,
Tobias Unruh,
Matthias Thommes,
Alexandra Inayat
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Abstract
Limonene from citrus peel waste is applied as a renewable expander molecule for the synthesis of large-mesopore templated silica. Comparative life cycle assessment with the conventional expander TMB demonstrates the lower environmental impact.