Organocatalysis for versatile polymer degradation

Paul Mckeown; Muhammed Kamran; Matthew G. Davidson; Matthew D. Jones; Luis A. Román-Ramírez; Joseph Wood

doi:10.1039/d0gc01252a

Organocatalysis for versatile polymer degradation

Paul Mckeown, Muhammed Kamran, Matthew G. Davidson, Matthew D. Jones, Luis A. Román-Ramírez, Joseph Wood

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3721-3726
Number of pages	6
Journal	Green Chemistry
Volume	22
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/d0gc01252a https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC01252A
Publication status	Published - 27 May 2020
Externally published	Yes

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