Chemical upcycling of poly(lactide) plastic waste to lactate ester, lactide and new poly(lactide) under Mg-catalysis condition
Xianyue Zhou, Qiuyang Liu, Guangqiang Xu, Rulin Yang, Hongguang Sun, Qinggang Wang
Topics & Concepts
LactideDepolymerizationPolymerizationPolymerPolymer chemistryMonomerRing-opening polymerizationCatalysisMaterials scienceBiodegradable polymerPolyesterChemistryOrganic chemistrybiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis