Fully biomass-derived vitrimeric material with water-mediated recyclability and monomer recovery
Zhuang Mao Png, Jie Zheng, Sirin Kamarulzaman, Sheng Wang, Zibiao Li, Shermin S. Goh
Abstract
Fully bio-based monomers are used in the green synthesis of a vitrimeric poly(acetal) which can undergo both closed-loop mechanical and chemical recycling, fulfilling 11 out of the 12 green chemistry principles.
Topics & Concepts
MonomerBiomass (ecology)Green chemistryAcetalChemistryChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryPulp and paper industryPolymer scienceCombinatorial chemistryCatalysisPolymerReaction mechanismEcologyEngineeringBiologyPolymer composites and self-healingPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistrySynthetic Organic Chemistry Methods