Theses

The automotive industry is a major consumer of plastics, relying on virgin polymers from dwindling crude oil resources and contributing significantly to climate change. While some biopolymer–fibre composites have been adopted, these are often derived from food crops, raising sustainability concerns. Terpenes, by contrast, are abundant, lightly oxygenated hydrocarbons with simple scaffolds that can be integrated into existing infrastructures and, within a biorefinery framework, provide diverse value-added products.