Recyclable/degradable materials via the insertion of labile/cleavable bonds using a comonomer approach
C Lefay, Y Guillaneuf - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymers have many advantages such as low weight, low cost, and, importantly, stability
under thermal, chemical, and mechanical stress. This stability, on the other hand, leads to …
under thermal, chemical, and mechanical stress. This stability, on the other hand, leads to …
Emerging Trends in the Chemistry of End-to-End Depolymerization
Z Deng, ER Gillies - JACS Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
Over the past couple of decades, polymers that depolymerize end-to-end upon cleavage of
their backbone or activation of a terminal functional group, sometimes referred to as “self …
their backbone or activation of a terminal functional group, sometimes referred to as “self …
Designed to degrade: tailoring polyesters for circularity
CV Aarsen, A Liguori, R Mattsson… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A powerful toolbox is needed to turn the linear plastic economy into circular. Development of
materials designed for mechanical recycling, chemical recycling, and/or biodegradation in …
materials designed for mechanical recycling, chemical recycling, and/or biodegradation in …
Recyclable and (Bio) degradable polyesters in a circular plastics economy
Polyesters carrying polar main-chain ester linkages exhibit distinct material properties for
diverse applications and thus play an important role in today's plastics economy. It is …
diverse applications and thus play an important role in today's plastics economy. It is …
Chemically Recyclable Conjugated Polymer and One‐Shot Preparation of Thermally Stable and Efficient Bulk‐Heterojunction from Recycled Monomer
Recyclable conjugated polymers are important for realizing eco‐friendly electronics with
advantages of solution processability and flexibility. A recyclable conjugated polymer, PY …
advantages of solution processability and flexibility. A recyclable conjugated polymer, PY …
Closed-loop recyclable polymers: from monomer and polymer design to the polymerization–depolymerization cycle
S Yang, S Du, J Zhu, S Ma - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The extensive utilization of plastic, as a symbol of modern technological society, has
consumed enormous amounts of finite and non-renewable fossil resources and produced …
consumed enormous amounts of finite and non-renewable fossil resources and produced …
Closed-loop recycling of sulfur-rich polymers with tunable properties spanning thermoplastics, elastomers, and vitrimers
JZ Zhao, TJ Yue, BH Ren, XB Lu, WM Ren - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
The development of closed-loop recycling polymers that exhibit excellent performance is of
great significance. Sulfur-rich polymers possessing excellent optical, thermal, and …
great significance. Sulfur-rich polymers possessing excellent optical, thermal, and …
Ring-opening polymerization of lactones to prepare closed-loop recyclable polyesters
Z Li, Y Shen, Z Li - Macromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
The large production and indiscriminate disposal of plastics have resulted in serious
resource and global environmental crises, which has raised a demand to develop a more …
resource and global environmental crises, which has raised a demand to develop a more …
Degradable Block Copolymer Nanoparticles Synthesized by Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly
S Zhang, R Li, Z An - Angewandte Chemie, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) combines polymerization and in situ self‐
assembly of block copolymers in one system and has become a widely used method to …
assembly of block copolymers in one system and has become a widely used method to …
Chemically recyclable copolyesters from bio-renewable monomers: controlled synthesis and composition-dependent applicable properties
The development of chemically recyclable polymers is a promising solution to address the
dual challenges of the environment and resources caused by petroleum-based plastics …
dual challenges of the environment and resources caused by petroleum-based plastics …