Selective poly(vinyl ether) upcycling <i>via</i> photooxidative degradation with visible light
Darren L. Langer, Sewon Oh, Erin E. Stache
Abstract
-isobutyl vinyl ether) to demonstrate the preference for the degradation of polymers bearing more electron-rich C-H bonds through a judicious choice of abstraction agent. Ultimately, we show that photooxidative degradation enables the selective chemical upcycling of PVEs as a method of plastic waste valorization.
Topics & Concepts
Degradation (telecommunications)EtherVinyl etherPolymer chemistryMoleculeChemistryPhotochemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryPolymerCopolymerComputer scienceTelecommunicationsMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPhotopolymerization techniques and applications