High-purity polypropylene from disposable face masks <i>via</i> solvent-targeted recovery and precipitation
Jiuling Yu, Aurora del Carmen Munguía-López, Victor S. Cecon, Kevin L. Sánchez‐Rivera, Kevin Michael Nelson, Jiayang Wu, Shreyas S. Kolapkar, Víctor M. Zavala, Greg W. Curtzwiler, Keith Vorst, Ezra Bar‐Ziv, George W. Huber
Abstract
The high-purity polypropylene could be produced from the waste disposable face masks via an efficient solvent-targeted recovery and precipitation (STRAP) method, combined with a simple decolorization step.
Topics & Concepts
PolypropyleneSolventPrecipitationFace masksMaterials scienceChemical engineeringChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)EngineeringPhysicsMeteorologyPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)MedicineDiseaseRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesPolymer crystallization and propertiesMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution