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Direct Monomer Recovery from Ring-Closing Depolymerization of Thermosets

Zheng, Chihui  
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Slor, Gadi  
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Ma, Youwei  
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December 7, 2024
ACS Macro Letters

Recovering monomers from the depolymerization of thermosets presents a significant challenge, which becomes even more daunting if one sets the goal of doing it directly, i.e., without complex chemical separation steps. To this end, we have synthesized a new type of polycarbonate thermoset by first copolymerizing alkyl cyclic carbonates (ACCs) with small amounts of allyloxy cyclic carbonates (AoCCs), followed by cross-linking the resulting allyloxy polycarbonate with excess tetrathiol compounds under UV irradiation. These cross-linked polycarbonates demonstrate enhanced thermal and mechanical properties compared to their linear analogues, while maintaining the linear polymers' capacity for ring-closing depolymerization. The depolymerization process enables the direct recovery of ACC and its dimer, bypassing complex chemical separation steps that are commonly employed in the recycling of conventional chemically recyclable thermosets. The yields range from 74.7% to 91.7% depending on the ratios of AoCC to ACC in the thermosets. Furthermore, the recovered compounds can be repolymerized with AoCCs leading to polycarbonate of the same quality to the initially synthesized one.

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research article
DOI
10.1021/acsmacrolett.4c00665
Web of Science ID

WOS:001372155700001

Author(s)
Zheng, Chihui  

EPFL

Slor, Gadi  

EPFL

Ma, Youwei  

EPFL

Stellacci, Francesco  

EPFL

Date Issued

2024-12-07

Publisher

AMER CHEMICAL SOC

Published in
ACS Macro Letters
Volume

13

Issue

12

Start page

1704

End page

1710

Subjects

POLYMERIZATION

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ELASTOMER

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Science & Technology

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Physical Sciences

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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SUNMIL  
FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

ERC advanced grant-Nature-inspired Circular Recycling for Polymers

884114

ETH domain joint initiative-Proteins For a Sustainable Future

23423

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January 6, 2025
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