[HTML][HTML] Review of polymer technologies for improving the recycling and upcycling efficiency of plastic waste

H Jung, G Shin, H Kwak, LT Hao, J Jegal, HJ Kim… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Human society has become increasingly reliant on plastic because it allows for convenient
and sanitary living. However, recycling rates are currently low, which means that the majority …

Vitrimers: Current research trends and their emerging applications

J Zheng, ZM Png, SH Ng, GX Tham, E Ye, SS Goh… - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of recyclable plastics is a key research focus in today's world due to their
environmental issues, and non-renewability concerns. Recently, vitrimeric materials have …

Closed-loop chemical recycling of thermosetting polymers and their applications: a review

Y Liu, Z Yu, B Wang, P Li, J Zhu, S Ma - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Conventional thermosets are infusible and insoluble covalently cross-linked polymers that
are difficult to recycle and reuse when discarded. Recent years have witnessed the …

Biobased covalent adaptable networks: towards better sustainability of thermosets

XL Zhao, PX Tian, YD Li, JB Zeng - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermosets have many advantages such as excellent mechanical properties, dimensional
stability, and chemical and environmental resistance, but suffer from unsustainability …

Healable and recyclable polymeric materials with high mechanical robustness

X Liu, Y Li, X Fang, Z Zhang, S Li, J Sun - ACS Materials Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
The huge consumption and rapid expansion of polymeric materials in the world have
caused pervasive environmental pollution and severe waste of material resources, urging …

Reconstruction of cellulose intermolecular interactions from hydrogen bonds to dynamic covalent networks enables a thermo-processable cellulosic plastic with …

Z Su, L Yu, L Cui, G Zhou, X Zhang, X Qiu, C Chen… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Its excellent renewability and biodegradability make cellulose an attractive resource to
prepare fossil-based plastic alternatives. However, cellulose itself exhibits strong …

Fast reprocessing of acetal covalent adaptable networks with high performance enabled by neighboring group participation

Q Li, S Ma, P Li, B Wang, Z Yu, H Feng, Y Liu… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Covalent adaptable networks (CANs) represent a transition material combining favorable
features of thermosets and thermoplastics. However, it is still a huge challenge to …

[HTML][HTML] Catalyst-free malleable, degradable, bio-based epoxy thermosets and its application in recyclable carbon fiber composites

Y Liu, B Wang, S Ma, T Yu, X Xu, Q Li, S Wang… - Composites Part B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon fiber reinforced composites (CFRCs) are a kind of most potential materials due to
the high strength-to-weight ratio, excellent fatigue and corrosion resistance. However, the …

Abrasion and fracture self‐healable triboelectric nanogenerator with ultrahigh stretchability and long‐term durability

J Jiang, Q Guan, Y Liu, X Sun… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Since triboelectrification results from materials in physical contact, the durability of
triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) must be improved. However, it still poses challenges …

Recyclable, degradable, and fully bio-based covalent adaptable polymer networks enabled by a dynamic diacetal motif

W Zhang, F Gao, X Chen, L Shen… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Covalent adaptable networks (CANs), which can reconfigure on-demand under photo-or
thermal stimuli, have recently been pursued as an alternative to the traditional thermosetting …