From plastic waste to polymer electrolytes for batteries through chemical upcycling of polycarbonate
Keita Saito, Coralie Jehanno, Leire Meabe, Jorge L. Olmedo‐Martínez, David Mecerreyes, Kazuki Fukushima, Haritz Sardón
Abstract
The depolymerisation of BPA-PC in the presence of diols enables its upcycling into BPA monomers and carbonate-containing diols which can be polymerised into aliphatic PCs as promising electrolytes for energy storage applications.
Topics & Concepts
PolycarbonateMonomerPolymerElectrolyteMaterials scienceCarbonatePolymer electrolytesEnergy storageChemical engineeringTrimethylene carbonateOrganic chemistryPolymer chemistryChemistryPolymerizationComposite materialIonic conductivityEngineeringQuantum mechanicsPower (physics)ElectrodePhysical chemistryPhysicsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies