[HTML][HTML] Review of polymer technologies for improving the recycling and upcycling efficiency of plastic waste

H Jung, G Shin, H Kwak, LT Hao, J Jegal, HJ Kim… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Human society has become increasingly reliant on plastic because it allows for convenient
and sanitary living. However, recycling rates are currently low, which means that the majority …

Bio-based hyperbranched epoxy resins: synthesis and recycling

Y Jiang, J Li, D Li, Y Ma, S Zhou, Y Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Epoxy resins (EPs), accounting for about 70% of the thermosetting resin market, have been
recognized as the most widely used thermosetting resins in the world. Nowadays, 90% of …

[HTML][HTML] Catalytic disconnection of C–O bonds in epoxy resins and composites

A Ahrens, A Bonde, H Sun, NK Wittig… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Fibre-reinforced epoxy composites are well established in regard to load-bearing
applications in the aerospace, automotive and wind power industries, owing to their light …

[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing for sustainability and circular economy: needs, challenges, and opportunities for 3D printing of recycled polymeric waste

A Al Rashid, M Koç - Materials Today Sustainability, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymer-based product usage rapidly increases globally, leading to severe ecological,
social, environmental, health, and economic impacts. There has been an international push …

Closed-loop recycling of tough and flame-retardant epoxy resins

F Wei, J Zhang, C Wu, M Luo, B Ye, H Zhang… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Large-scale applications of flame-retardant epoxy resins have caused sustainability
concerns on the use of renewable resources and end-of-life wastes. New strategies are …

[HTML][HTML] Recycling of thermoset materials and thermoset-based composites: challenge and opportunity

E Morici, NT Dintcheva - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Thermoset materials and their composites are characterized by a long life cycle with their
main applications in aircrafts, wind turbines and constructions as insulating materials …

Upcycling of thermosetting polymers into high-value materials

B Wang, Y Wang, S Du, J Zhu, S Ma - Materials Horizons, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermosetting polymers, a large class of polymers featuring excellent properties, have been
widely used and play an irreplaceable role in our life. Nevertheless, they are arduous to be …

High-performance recyclable and malleable epoxy resin with vanillin-based hyperbranched epoxy resin containing dual dynamic bonds

Y Hao, L Zhong, T Li, J Zhang… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dynamic covalent polymer networks represent new opportunities in the design of
sustainable epoxy resins due to their excellent malleability and reprocessability; however …

Chemical recycling of thiol epoxy thermosets via light-driven C–C bond cleavage

ST Nguyen, LR Fries, JH Cox, Y Ma… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Epoxy thermosets are high-volume materials that play a central role in a wide range of
engineering applications; however, technologies to recycle these polymers remain rare …

Photocatalysis as an Effective Tool for Upcycling Polymers into Value‐Added Molecules

F Eisenreich - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Shaping a sustainable future is closely tied to the development of advanced plastic recycling
technologies. As global recycling rates remain low, the lion's share of post‐consumer …