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

EA Gilbert, ML Polo, JM Maffi… - Journal of Polymer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Production and consumption of poly (bisphenol‐A carbonate) resins are seeing a worldwide
increase. However, their usage lifetimes are short and their final disposition as landfills pose …

Depolymerization of End‐of‐Life Poly (bisphenol A carbonate) via Transesterification with Acetic Anhydride as Depolymerization Reagent

C Alberti, F Scheliga, S Enthaler - ChemistrySelect, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The chemical recycling, a combination of depolymerization and polymerization processes, of
end‐of‐life plastics/polymers can contribute to a more sustainable, resource‐conserving and …

Recycling of End‐of‐Life Poly (bisphenol A carbonate) via Alkali Metal Halide‐Catalyzed Phenolysis

C Alberti, F Scheliga, S Enthaler - ChemistryOpen, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The chemical recycling of end‐of‐life plastic waste streams can contribute to a resource‐
conserving and sustainable society. This matter of recycling is composed of a sequence of …

Chemical conversion of poly (carbonate) to bis (hydroxyethyl) ether of bisphenol A. An approach to the chemical recycling of plastic wastes as monomers

A Oku, S Tanaka, S Hata - Polymer, 2000 - Elsevier
A method for the chemical recycling of poly (carbonate) plastic wastes in the form of a diol
monomer, ie bis (hydroxyethyl) ether of bisphenol A (BPA), was investigated. Treatment of …

Chemical recycling of poly (bisphenol A carbonate)

JG Kim - Polymer Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Plastics are excellent materials: they are light weight, long-lasting, easy to manufacture, and
relatively cheap. The ongoing development of new polymers and their production …

Chemical recycling of post-consumer compact discs towards novel polymers for powder coating applications

C Gioia, M Vannini, A Celli, M Colonna, A Minesso - RSC advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
New processes for the chemical recycling of bisphenol A polycarbonate (PC), directly from
post-consumer compact discs, have been developed. The first recycling method is based on …

Depolymerization of end-of-life poly (bisphenol A carbonate) via 4-dimethylaminopyridine-catalyzed methanolysis

C Alberti, S Enthaler - Waste and Biomass Valorization, 2020 - Springer
The chemical recycling, a sequence of depolymerization and polymerization reactions, of
end-of-life plastics/polymers can contribute to a sustainable, resource-conserving and …

Chemical modification of bisphenol a polycarbonate by reactive blending with ethylene carbonate

M Colonna, C Berti, M Fiorini - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A new method for the insertion of aliphatic moieties into bisphenol A (BPA)
polycarbonate (PC) by reactive blending with ethylene carbonate (ETC) has been …

Comparison of polycarbonate precursors synthesized from catalytic reactions of bisphenol‐A with diphenyl carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, or carbon monoxide

WB Kim, JS Lee - Journal of applied polymer science, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Transesterification of bisphenol‐A with diphenyl carbonate or dimethyl carbonate, and direct
oxidative carbonylation of bisphenol‐A were compared to obtain polycarbonate precursors …

Chemical degradation of poly (bisphenol A carbonate) waste materials: a review

R Singh, S Shahi, Geetanjali - ChemistrySelect, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Plastics are indispensable and integral part of our daily life. Each year, we generate tonnes
of plastics waste. Poly (bisphenol A carbonate) has created a space for itself in the plastic …