Monomer recycling of polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate and polyethers: scalable processes to achieve high carbon circularity

D Parida, A Aerts, K Vanbroekhoven… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review presents a comprehensive description of the current pathways used in the
chemical recycling of oxygenated plastics, with a specific focus on poly (ethylene …

Hemp fiber reinforced dual dynamic network vitrimer biocomposites with direct incorporation of amino silane

M Fei, W Liu, L Shao, Y Cao, BJ Bliss, B Zhao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural fiber composites are inexpensive and renewable alternatives to traditional fiber
reinforced polymers (FRPs). However, existing natural fiber composites primarily rely on …

PDMS-PI composite coating toward multi-purpose development: Hydrophobic, low-friction/wear, and heat-resistance

C Si, M Cai, G Liu, Y Zhang, X Fan, M Zhu - Tribology International, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite polyimide (PI) has been regarded as heat-resistant aviation material, but its high
friction coefficient and insufficient abrasion resistance hinder the wide application. Herein, a …

Recent Trends of Recycling and Upcycling of Polymers and Composites: A Comprehensive Review

C Podara, S Termine, M Modestou, D Semitekolos… - Recycling, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review article gathers the most recent recycling technologies for thermoset and
thermoplastic polymers. Results about existing experimental procedures and their …

Intrinsically flame-retardant epoxy vitrimers with catalyst-free multi-reprocessability towards sustainable carbon fiber composites

YR Zhang, S Gu, YZ Wang, L Chen - Sustainable Materials and …, 2024 - Elsevier
An intrinsically flame-retardant epoxy vitrimer with multi-reprocessability was successfully
constructed and applied to carbon fiber-reinforced composites with the aim of promoting …

Epoxy polymer using tannic acid as the green crosslinker, exhibiting globally enhanced mechanical, insulating and thermally conductive properties

B Gou, J Zhou, H Xu, H Cai, A Zhong, D Zhang… - Reactive and Functional …, 2023 - Elsevier
Epoxy resin polymers are characteristic of outstanding mechanical and insulating
performances, establishing them as critical insulating components in modern electronic …

Synergistic Dual-Cure Reactions for the Fabrication of Thermosets by Chemical Heating

ML McGraw, B Addison, RW Clarke… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Large composite structures, such as those used in wind energy applications, rely on the bulk
polymerization of thermosets on an impressively large scale. To accomplish this, traditional …

High value-added use of waste photosensitive polyimide to develop low-shrinkage UV-curable inks for digital light projection technology

J Wan, S Zhang, Y Wei, J Yuan, Q Lu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
In the mass industrial production process of polyimide photoresists, waste generation is
inevitable due to unqualified molecular weights, inappropriate ionic content of resins, or …

Efficient volumetric hydrolytic degradation of epoxy resin driven by Permeability-Enhanced surfactants

Z Wu, C Wang, Z Zhang, J Fan, S Wang, C Gao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sustainable recycling of waste epoxy resin is an increasingly urgent challenge. Hydrolysis is
an environmentally friendly method for degrading waste into reprocessable oligomers, but it …

Designing Schiff-Based Hyperbranched Polysiloxane for Simultaneously Enhancing Epoxy Resin with Mechanical Properties, Thermal Stability, and Recyclability

Z Li, R Liu, Y Zhang, K Yang, Z Zhang… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2024 - ACS Publications
It is indeed challenging to simultaneously enhance the toughness, thermal stability, and
recyclability of epoxy resins. This study presents an approach utilizing a hybrid …