Polyurethanes (PUs) are one of the most widely employed classes of polymers, with a
continuously increasing production demand that is expected to reach around 21 million tons …

Polyurethane foams (PUFs) are widely used commodity materials, but most of them end up
in landfills at the end of their life, which is not in line with the circular economy approach …

In order to prevent the current unsustainable waste handling of the enormous volumes of
end-of-use organic polymer material sent to landfilling or incineration, extensive research …

Polyurethane (PU) is the sixth most used plastic. Total production reached 24 million metric
tons in 2018 and continues to grow at an annual rate of 4%. As production increases, so …

Polyurethanes (PUs) are used in a large variety of applications due to their broad range of
chemical and mechanical properties. Recently, the recyclability of PU has also gained much …

As the global production of polymers exceeded 400 million tons in 2022, it is imperative that
recycling rates are increased to prevent the predominant end-of-life handling through …

Chemical recycling of waste polyurethane (WPU) is promising to achieve green chemistry
and circular resource utilization by recycling high-value chemicals. However, combining …

Polyurethane (PUR) foams are widely used in many engineering applications, but their
efficient recycling has remained a major challenge for many years. This study presents a …

Although step-growth polymers (SGPs) play a fundamental role in the plastics economy,
contributing significantly to various facets of our daily life, their end-of-life management …

This comprehensive review aims to provide an in‐depth analysis of the catalytic
performance of 1, 5, 7‐triazabicyclo [4, 4, 0] dec‐5‐ene (TBD) in polymer synthesis. TBD, a …