Selective deconstruction of mixed plastics by a tailored organocatalyst

Arifuzzaman, Md; Sumpter, Bobby G.; Demchuk, Zoriana; Do, Changwoo; Arnould, Mark A.; Rahman, Md Anisur; Cao, Peng-Fei; Popovs, Ilja; Davis, Robert J.; Dai, Sheng; Saito, Tomonori

doi:10.1039/D3MH00801K

Selective deconstruction of mixed plastics by a tailored organocatalyst

Journal Article · Tue Aug 29 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Materials Horizons

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MH00801K· OSTI ID:1992142

Arifuzzaman, Md ^[1]; ^[2]; Demchuk, Zoriana ^[1]; ^[3]; ^[2]; ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[4]; ^[1]; ^[1]

Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4741, USA

The developed highly efficient and versatile organocatalyst can deconstruct multiple condensation polymers selectively and sequentially into corresponding monomers, while keeping other polymers such as polyolefins or cotton intact.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: NONE; AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1992142

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1992710

Journal Information:: Materials Horizons, Journal Name: Materials Horizons Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 10; ISSN 2051-6347; ISSN MHAOAL

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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