Detoxification of bisphenol A <i>via</i> sulfur-mediated carbon–carbon σ-bond scission
Timmy Thiounn, Menisha S. Karunarathna, Moira K. Lauer, Andrew G. Tennyson, Rhett C. Smith
Abstract
Environmental contamination with bisphenol A (BPA), produced via degradation of plastic waste, can be disintegrated to monoaryls by its reaction with elemental sulfur.
Topics & Concepts
SulfurBisphenol ACarbon fibersChemistryDetoxification (alternative medicine)Bond cleavageDegradation (telecommunications)Environmental chemistryOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceCatalysisPathologyComputer scienceComposite numberEpoxyMedicineTelecommunicationsComposite materialAlternative medicineSynthesis and properties of polymersN-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic ChemistryCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis