Limonene: a versatile chemical of the bioeconomy

(+)-Limonene is a renewable chemical with numerous and growing applications. Its traditional uses such as flavor, fragrance and green solvent are rapidly expanding to include its utilization as a platform chemical, extraction solvent for natural products and an active agent for functionalized produc...

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Published in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) England), 2014-01, Vol.5 (97), p.15288-15296
Main Authors: Ciriminna, Rosaria, Lomeli-Rodriguez, Monica, Demma Carà, Piera, Lopez-Sanchez, Jose A, Pagliaro, Mario
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological Products - chemistry
Citrus sinensis
Cyclohexenes - chemistry
Extraction
Flavoring Agents - chemistry
Flavours
Foaming agents
Fragrances
Natural products
Perfume - chemistry
Pesticides - chemistry
Platforms
Polymers - chemistry
Solvents
Solvents - chemistry
Terpenes - chemistry
Utilization
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Summary:(+)-Limonene is a renewable chemical with numerous and growing applications. Its traditional uses such as flavor, fragrance and green solvent are rapidly expanding to include its utilization as a platform chemical, extraction solvent for natural products and an active agent for functionalized products. We anticipate that the expansion in uses for limonene will translate into increasing production and use of this relevant natural product, especially for advanced applications. Largely increased use of (+)-limonene in the emerging bioeconomy will be twofold: in advanced formulations and as raw material to manufacture valued fine chemicals and high-performance polymers, especially using CO 2 as co-monomer.
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/c4cc06147k