title: Redefining biorefinery: the search for unconventional building blocks for materials.
abstract: This review discusses different strategies for the upgrading of biomass into sustainable monomers and building blocks as scaffolds for the preparation of green polymers and materials.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany. davide.esposito@mpikg.mpg.de.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Antonietti
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D005662:Furaldehyde / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D007982:Levulinic Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007982:Levulinic Acids; D011108:Polymers; D019344:Lactic Acid; C008046:5-hydroxymethylfurfural; D005662:Furaldehyde; C032246:levulinic acid