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Bio-based upcycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate) waste to UV-curable polyurethane acrylate

Zihe Liu, Hongming Zhang, Shunjie Liu, Xianhong Wang

2023Polymer Chemistry13 citationsDOI

Abstract

A strategy for upcycling poly(ethylene terephthalate) into a high-value UV-curable polyurethane acrylate coating using bio-based cardanol diol as a glycolysis agent.

Topics & Concepts

PolyurethaneAcrylateMaterials scienceEthyleneDiolCardanolCoatingPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryChemistryComposite materialPolymerCatalysisCopolymerEpoxybiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution