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Functionalizable and Chemically Recyclable Thermoplastics from Chemoselective Ring‐Opening Polymerization of Bio‐renewable Bifunctional α‐Methylene‐δ‐valerolactone.
- Source :
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition; 8/8/2022, Vol. 61 Issue 32, p1-8, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- It is a highly attractive strategy to develop chemically recyclable polymers to establish a circular plastic economy. Despite the recent advancements, chemically recyclable polymers still face challenges including high energy cost for polymer preparation or recycling, poor monomer recovery selectivity and efficiency as well as undesired material performance. In this contribution, we present the chemoselective controlled ring‐opening polymerization of bio‐renewable bifunctional α‐methylene‐δ‐valerolactone (MVL) to produce exclusive functionalizable polyester using strong base/urea binary catalysts. The obtained polyester with high molar mass exhibits good tensile strength comparable to that of some commodity plastics. Remarkably, the obtained polyester can be depolymerized to recover pristine monomer with a 96 % yield by thermolysis, thus successfully establishing a closed‐loop life cycle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14337851
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 32
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158287078
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202207105