[HTML][HTML] Upcycling of BPA-PC into trimethylene carbonate by solvent assisted organocatalysed depolymerisation

I Olazabal, E Luna, S De Meester, C Jehanno… - Polymer …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
… method for the depolymerisation of bisphenol A-based polycarbonate (BPA-PC) at low …
of trimethylene carbonate (TMC) in high yields (up to 80%) from the depolymerisation of BPA-PC. …

Chemical recycling of poly (bisphenol A carbonate)

JG Kim - Polymer Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
… of PC to BHE-BPA was also achieved by the reaction of PC and ethylene carbonate. The first
… and other chemicals, and the infinite circular life between PC and BPA is now in our hands. …

Organocatalytic depolymerization of poly (trimethylene carbonate)

K Fukushima, Y Watanabe, T Ueda… - Journal of Polymer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bisphenol-A polycarbonate (BPA-PC) is the most common polycarbonate … ), BPA-PC has
recently drawn attention as a recyclable and upcyclable polymer. Poly(trimethylene carbonate) (…

Chemical recycling to monomers: Industrial BisphenolA‐Polycarbonates to novel aliphatic polycarbonate materials

Y Liu, XB Lu - Journal of Polymer Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
… , BPAPC contains bisphenol A (BPA), which is suspected to be a xenoestrogen. Thus, BPAPC
recycling is challenging because BPA … of lactide or trimethylene carbonate. On the other …

Highly efficient and selective synthesis of methyl carbonate-ended polycarbonate precursors from dimethyl carbonate and bisphenol A

H An, Z Yang, K Bi, F Xu, F Huo, C Li… - Industrial & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
… the reaction of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and bisphenol A (BPA) and high conversion of …
the PC precursors (MmC(1), DmC(1), and Bis-BPA) but also the oligomers synthesized from PC

The organic chemistry behind the recycling of poly (bisphenolA carbonate) for the preparation of chemical precursors: A review

EA Gilbert, ML Polo, JM Maffi… - Journal of Polymer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
… By far, the most widely used PC is poly(bisphenol-A carbonate) (PC-BPA), whose market
size was estimated at USD 15.24 billion in 2015—with a global demand of 4.3 million tons—…

From plastic waste to polymer electrolytes for batteries through chemical upcycling of polycarbonate

K Saito, C Jehanno, L Meabe… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
… Herein we investigate the chemical recycling of bisphenol A polycarbonate (BPA-PC) using
diols of different chain lengths to yield bisphenol A and innovative carbonate-containing diols…

[HTML][HTML] Overview: Polycarbonates via ring-opening polymerization, differences between six-and five-membered cyclic carbonates: Inspiration for green alternatives

Z Abdel Baki, H Dib, T Sahin - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
… (PCs). This cyclic carbonate group presents a strong alternative to Bisphenol A (… NHOs
catalytic activity was investigated during the ROP of lactones and trimethylene carbonate (TMC). …

Synthesis of functionalized cyclic carbonates through commodity polymer upcycling

C Jehanno, J Demarteau, D Mantione… - ACS Macro …, 2020 - ACS Publications
BPA-PC, without the need for phosgene or its analogues. Herein, we explore the potential
of BPA-PC to be used as a resource for the synthesis of six-membered cyclic carbonates

[HTML][HTML] A silica-supported organocatalyst for polycarbonate methanolysis under mild and economic conditions

Z Fehér, R Németh, J Kiss, B Balterer… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
… This study addresses the need for economically viable and mild depolymerisation
methods, focusing on poly(bisphenol A carbonate) (BPA-PC), an engineering plastic with the …