Vitrimerization: a novel concept to reprocess and recycle thermoset waste via dynamic chemistry

L Yue, VS Bonab, D Yuan, A Patel… - Global …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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A new approach for reprocessing of existing thermoset waste is presented. This work
demonstrates that unrecyclable thermoset materials can be reprocessed using the concept
of associative dynamic bonding, vitrimers. The developed recycling methodology relies on
swelling the thermoset network into a solution of a catalyst, which enables transesterification
reactions allowing dynamic bond exchange between ester and hydroxyl groups within the
thermoset network. Thermal and mechanical properties for recycled polyurethane and epoxy …
Abstract
A new approach for reprocessing of existing thermoset waste is presented. This work demonstrates that unrecyclable thermoset materials can be reprocessed using the concept of associative dynamic bonding, vitrimers. The developed recycling methodology relies on swelling the thermoset network into a solution of a catalyst, which enables transesterification reactions allowing dynamic bond exchange between ester and hydroxyl groups within the thermoset network. Thermal and mechanical properties for recycled polyurethane and epoxy networks are studied and a strategy to maintain the properties of recycled materials is discussed. The developed methodology promises recycling and even upcycling and reprocessing of previously thought intractable materials. Moreover, processability of vitrimerized thermosets with common thermoplastic manufacturing methods opens up the possibility of tuning recycled networks by adding nanoparticles. This flexibility keeps the application window of recycled thermosets very broad.
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