Organocatalysis for versatile polymer degradation
The use of a simple, cheap and effective organocatalyst, tetramethylammonium methyl carbonate, has been exploited for the transesterification of a range of commercial polymer samples. PLA, PCL, PC and PET have been successfully broken down into useful products, with the repolymerisation of DMT to PE...
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Published in | Green chemistry : an international journal and green chemistry resource : GC Vol. 22; no. 12; pp. 3721 - 3726 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Cambridge
Royal Society of Chemistry
01.01.2020
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Summary: | The use of a simple, cheap and effective organocatalyst, tetramethylammonium methyl carbonate, has been exploited for the transesterification of a range of commercial polymer samples. PLA, PCL, PC and PET have been successfully broken down into useful products, with the repolymerisation of DMT to PET demonstrated, highlighting a truly circular economy approach.
The use of a simple, cheap and effective organocatalyst, has been exploited for the transesterification/degradation of commercial polymers. |
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Bibliography: | 10.1039/d0gc01252a Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI |
ISSN: | 1463-9262 1463-9270 |
DOI: | 10.1039/d0gc01252a |