Mild aqueous metal catalyzed oxidative conversion of low-density polyethylene to low molecular weight aliphatic carboxylic acids
Oleg Davydovich, Hemant Choudhary, Daniella V. Martinez, Jay E. Salinas, Estevan J. Martinez, Ryan D. Davis, Nathan Bays, David P. Schafer, Michael S. Kent
Abstract
Aqueous oxidative deconstruction of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) using homogeneous first-row transition metal catalysts under mild conditions (130–150 °C and 100 PSI oxygen pressure).
Topics & Concepts
Low-density polyethyleneCatalysisPolyethyleneAqueous solutionChemistryHomogeneousMetalOxygenOxidative phosphorylationTransition metalOrganic chemistryPolymer chemistryInorganic chemistryPhysicsBiochemistryThermodynamicsMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionPolymer Science and PVCAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization