The development of chemically recyclable polymers is a promising solution to address the dual challenges of the environment and resources caused by petroleum-based plastics.Despite recent advancements,it is highly des...The development of chemically recyclable polymers is a promising solution to address the dual challenges of the environment and resources caused by petroleum-based plastics.Despite recent advancements,it is highly desirable for developing recyclable polymers to meet the requirements of both practical uses and well-performed recyclability.Bio-renewable monomers have been paid great attention recently as promising potential candidates for establishing a sustainable circular polymer economy.Herein,a sequential copolymerization of various bio-renewable n-alkyl substituted δ-valerolactone((R)VLs)and p-dioxanone(PDO)is conducted to synthesize novel chemically recyclable diblock copolymers poly(p-dioxanone)-block-poly(n-alkyl-valerolactones)(PPDO-b-P(R)VLs)with well-defined and controlled structures.The properties of copolymers including thermal property,crystallization,mechanical property,hydrophilicity and transport property can be tuned effectively to meet the requirements of practical uses by alternating the alkyl substituents(R)and the P(R)VLs content.In addition,the high-efficiency and facile chemical recycling of copolymers to PDO and(R)VL comonomers is realized with a high yield of>96.5%and a high purity of 99%.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFB3801904)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U19A2095)+1 种基金the Institutional Research Fund from Sichuan University(2020SCUNL205)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities and the 111 Project(B20001)
文摘The development of chemically recyclable polymers is a promising solution to address the dual challenges of the environment and resources caused by petroleum-based plastics.Despite recent advancements,it is highly desirable for developing recyclable polymers to meet the requirements of both practical uses and well-performed recyclability.Bio-renewable monomers have been paid great attention recently as promising potential candidates for establishing a sustainable circular polymer economy.Herein,a sequential copolymerization of various bio-renewable n-alkyl substituted δ-valerolactone((R)VLs)and p-dioxanone(PDO)is conducted to synthesize novel chemically recyclable diblock copolymers poly(p-dioxanone)-block-poly(n-alkyl-valerolactones)(PPDO-b-P(R)VLs)with well-defined and controlled structures.The properties of copolymers including thermal property,crystallization,mechanical property,hydrophilicity and transport property can be tuned effectively to meet the requirements of practical uses by alternating the alkyl substituents(R)and the P(R)VLs content.In addition,the high-efficiency and facile chemical recycling of copolymers to PDO and(R)VL comonomers is realized with a high yield of>96.5%and a high purity of 99%.
