Organocatalytic depolymerization of poly (trimethylene carbonate)

K Fukushima, Y Watanabe, T Ueda… - Journal of Polymer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aliphatic polycarbonates have attracted attention as degradable and sustainable materials
contributing to the circular plastic economy. Their chemical recycling has not been …

[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
In this study, a solvent assisted organocatalysed method for the depolymerisation of
bisphenol A-based polycarbonate (BPA-PC) at low temperature is described. It is shown that …

Depolymerization of Poly (1, 2‐propylene carbonate) via Ring Closing Depolymerization and Methanolysis

C Alberti, D Rijono, M Wehrmeister, E Cheung… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The conversion of end‐of‐life plastics to useful chemicals can contribute to a resource‐
conserving and environmental‐benign society. In this regard, we studied the …

[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
In the pursuit of circular economies aimed at eliminating waste and pollution, chemical
recycling emerges as a promising avenue for transforming plastics into monomers. This …

Synthesis, characterization and hydrolysis of an aliphatic polycarbonate by terpolymerization of carbon dioxide, propylene oxide and maleic anhydride

Y Liu, K Huang, D Peng, H Wu - Polymer, 2006 - Elsevier
Terpolymerization of propylene oxide (PO), carbon dioxide (CO2) and maleic anhydride
(MA) was carried out by using a polymer-supported bimetallic complex (PBM) as a catalyst …

[HTML][HTML] Ring-Opening Polymerization of Trimethylene Carbonate with Phosphazene Organocatalyst

J Zhu, X Luo, X Li - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aliphatic polycarbonate (APC) compounds are an important class of biodegradable
materials with excellent biocompatibility, good biodegradability, and low toxicity, and the …

Sustainable synthesis and characterization of a bisphenol A-free polycarbonate from a six-membered dicyclic carbonate

P Wang, JH Park, M Sayed, TS Chang, A Moran… - Polymer …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
A bisphenol A (2, 2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, BPA)-free polycarbonate (PC) from a six-
membered di-cyclic carbonate, di-trimethylolpropane di-cyclic carbonate (DTMPC), was …

Metal-and organo-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization of α-methyl-trimethylene carbonate: insights into the microstructure of the polycarbonate

P Brignou, JF Carpentier, SM Guillaume - Macromolecules, 2011 - ACS Publications
“Immortal” ring-opening polymerization (iROP) of rac-4-methyl-1, 3-dioxan-2-one (α-methyl
trimethylene carbonate, α-MeTMC) has been carried out using various catalysts combined …

cis-Fused cyclohexane promoted the chemical recycling of polycarbonate to monomer

SY Shan, W Zhang, Q Cao, YC Ye, Z Cai, JB Zhu - Polymer Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of chemically recyclable polymers serves as a promising strategy to solve
the plastic pollution issue. In this contribution, we prepared a seven-membered cyclic …

The in vitro enzymatic degradation of poly (trimethylene carbonate-co-2, 2′-dimethyltrimethylene carbonate)

Z Hou, W Zhang, J Guo, Z Chen, J Hu, L Yang - European Polymer Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (trimethylene carbonate-co-2, 2′-dimethyltrimethylene carbonate)[P (TMC-co-
DTC)] with a molecular weight of about 150 kDa and different copolymer composition were …