Towards Upcycling Biomass‐Derived Crosslinked Polymers with Light. (31st May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Singathi, Ravichandranath; Raghunathan, Ramya; Krishnan, Retheesh; Kumar Rajendran, Saravana; Baburaj, Sruthy; Sibi, Mukund P.; Webster, Dean C.; Sivaguru, Jayaraman
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie. Volume 134:Number 31(2022)
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• Publication Date: 2022-05-31
• Subjects: Biomass -- Photodegradation -- Phototriggered Materials -- Polymer Degradation -- Upcycling; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/ange.202203353
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0044-8249

Abstract

Abstract: Photodegradable, recyclable, and renewable, crosslinked polymers from bioresources show promise towards developing a sustainable strategy to address the issue of plastics degradability and recyclability. Photo processes are not widely exploited for upcycling polymers in spite of the potential to have spatial and temporal control of the degradation in addition to being a green process. In this report we highlight a methodology in which biomass‐derived crosslinked polymers can be programmed to degrade at ≈300 nm with ≈60 % recovery of the monomer. The recovered monomer was recycled back to the crosslinked polymer. Abstract : Photodegradable, recyclable, and renewable crosslinked polymers from bioresources show promise towards developing a sustainable strategy to address the issue of plastic degradability and recyclability.