Beyond biodegradation: Chemical upcycling of poly(lactic acid) plastic waste to methyl lactate catalyzed by quaternary ammonium fluoride
Shaoqu Xie, Zengran Sun, Tuan Liu, Jinwen Zhang, Tianjin Li, Xinping Ouyang, Xueqing Qiu, Song Luo, Wei Fan, Hongfei Lin
Topics & Concepts
DepolymerizationChemistryCatalysisLactic acidBiodegradationGel permeation chromatographyOrganic chemistryMethanolPolymer chemistryPolymerBiologyGeneticsBacteriabiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis