| POLYMERS Vol.72 No.1 |
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COVER STORY Polymers for Green Transformation |
| Green transformation (GX) promotes converting the industrial structures and socio-economics from conventional processes to green processes that do not generate greenhouse gases. The goal is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, which cannot be achieved under ordinary efforts. Paradigm shifts are needed, such as the structural transformations of the energy and industrial sector and the creation of innovation through an unprecedented amount of investment. The Japanese government has formulated a green growth strategy to transform the industrial structures and an economic society. This special issue features initiatives and ideas from industry, government, and academia on how polymer chemistry can contribute to GX. Editors: NISHINA, KAMIKAWA, SHISHIDO, TAKEDA, and S. NISHIMURA |
| New Year’s Message from the SPSJ President |
| Happy New Year: Polymer in Year of the Water Rabbit | Kohzo ITO | 1
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| Digest for English Readers | 3
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| Hot Topics in Polymer Science in SPSJ | 6
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| SPSJ Award for the Outstanding Paper in Polymer Journal 2021 Sponsored by ZEON |
| Commentary |
| Policies for Plastics Resource Circulation | Tsutomu MIZUTANI | 7
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| COVER STORY: Highlight Reviews |
| Chemical Recycling of Plastics by Pyrolysis That Contributes to Collaboration between Arterial and Venous Industries | Toshiaki YOSHIOKA, Shogo KUMAGAI | 8 |
| CO2 Separation Membranes | Eiji KAMIO | 11 |
| Catalytic Synthesis of Aliphatic Polycarbonates from Carbon Dioxide and Diols | Keiichi TOMISHIGE, Masazumi TAMURA | 14 |
| Energy-Saving CO2 Chemisorption Process Using Phase Change Sorbent | Yoshimi SEIDA | 17 |
| PolyMANGA | 20 |
| COVER STORY: Topics and Products |
| New Technology & Products Development for Sustainability via Plastics Industry | Katsunori MUKAI | 21 |
| What is the Realistic Green Transformation for Carbon Neutralization? | Tohru SETOYAMA | 22 |
| The Arrival of the Hydrogen Energy Society and the Role of Polymer Chemistry | Seiji MAEDA | 23 |
| Polymer Science and I: A Personal Account |
| Toward a Soft-Matter Architect | Shunto ARAI | 24
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| Messages: “Work and Life” |
| Do the Best I can Now | Rie WAKABAYASHI | 25
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| Front-Line Polymer Science |
| Interfacial Engineering Based on Precise Design of Polymer Structure | Yukari ODA | 26
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| My Study Abroad Experience |
| First Time Studying Abroad in My Mid-30s | Hiroaki SHIMOMOTO | 31
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| Messages from SPSJ | 32 |
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