From Tree to Tape: Direct Synthesis of Pressure Sensitive Adhesives from Depolymerized Raw Lignocellulosic Biomass

We report a new and robust strategy toward the development of high-performance pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) from chemicals directly obtained from raw biomass deconstruction. A particularly unique and translatable aspect of this work was the use of a monomer obtained from real biomass, as opposed to a model compound or lignin-mimic, to generate well-defined and nanostructure-forming polymers. Herein, poplar wood depolymerization followed...