Scalable glycolysis-based depolymerization of polyurethane foam waste enabled by ionic liquids
Francisco Velasco, Rocío Villa, Nicolás Alonso‐Vante, Rebeca Salas, Jaı̈rton Dupont, Eduardo García‐Verdugo, Pedro Lozano
Abstract
A sustainable and scalable strategy for the glycolytic depolymerization of polyurethane foam (PUF) waste, based on the ionic liquid technology under mild conditions, provides a suitable starting material for re-synthesis of new flexible PUF.
Topics & Concepts
DepolymerizationIonic liquidPolyurethaneMaterials scienceChemical engineeringIonic bondingThermoplastic polyurethanePolymerChemistryScalabilityOrganic chemistryPolymer composites and self-healing