Implementing a Doping Approach for Poly(methyl methacrylate) Recycling in a Circular Economy

To mitigate pollution by plastic waste, it is paramount to develop polymers with efficient recyclability while retaining desirable physical properties. A recyclable poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is synthesized by incorporating a minimal amount of an α-methylstyrene (AMS) analogue into the polymer structure. This P(MMA-co-AMS) copolymer preserves the essential mechanical strength and optical clarity of PMMA, vital for its wide-ranging applications in various commercial and high-tech industries. Doping with AMS significantly enhances the thermal, catalyst-free depolymerization efficiency of PMMA, facilitating the recovery of methyl methacrylate (MMA) with high yield and purity at temperatures ranging from 150 to 210 °C, nearly 250 K lower than current industrial standards. Furthermore, the low recovery temperature permits the isolation of pure MMA from a mixture of assorted common plastics.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:146

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Journal of the American Chemical Society - 146(2024), 9 vom: 06. März, Seite 5786-5792

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Englisch

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Chin, Mason T [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Tiangang [VerfasserIn]
Quirion, Kevin P [VerfasserIn]
Lian, Christina [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Peng [VerfasserIn]
He, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Diao, Tianning [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 10.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1021/jacs.3c13223

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NLM36872073X