Improved chemical recyclability of 2,5-furandicarboxylate polyesters enabled by acid-sensitive spirocyclic ketal units
Nitin G. Valsange, Niklas Warlin, Smita V. Mankar, Nicola Rehnberg, Baozhong Zhang, Patric Jannasch
Abstract
Spirocyclic ketal units introduced into the structure of 2,5-furandicarboxylate polyesters promote an efficient fragmentation of polymers into the small oligomers, which significantly facilitates chemical recyclability.
Topics & Concepts
PolyesterChemistryOrganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryStereochemistryCatalysis for Biomass ConversionChemical Synthesis and ReactionsCatalytic Alkyne Reactions