Plastics to fertilizer: guiding principles for functionable and fertilizable fully bio-based polycarbonates
Takumi Abe, Takehiro Kamiya, Hideyuki Otsuka, Daisuke Aoki
Abstract
Bio-based polycarbonates, copolymers of isosorbide and 1,3:4,6-di- O -benzylidene- d -mannitol, were successfully converted to fertilizer via ammonolysis.
Topics & Concepts
FertilizerD-mannitolCopolymerIsosorbideMaterials scienceChemistryMannitolOrganic chemistryPolymerbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesChemistry and Chemical EngineeringMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution