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Closed-loop recyclable plastics from poly(ethyl cyanoacrylate)
Ethyl cyanoacrylate is a highly reactive monomer that has been used nearly exclusively to make Super Glue and related fast-setting adhesives. Here, we describe transformation of this highly abundant, readily available monomer into a closed-loop recyclable plastic that could supplant currently used (...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10032590/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36947613 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adg2295 |
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description | Ethyl cyanoacrylate is a highly reactive monomer that has been used nearly exclusively to make Super Glue and related fast-setting adhesives. Here, we describe transformation of this highly abundant, readily available monomer into a closed-loop recyclable plastic that could supplant currently used (and often unrecycled/unrecyclable) plastics, such as poly(styrene). We report polymerization conditions, plastic-processing methods, and plastic-recycling protocols for poly(ethyl cyanoacrylate) plastics that make the Super Glue monomer a viable starting material for a next generation of closed-loop recyclable plastics. The processes described are scalable, and the plastics can be recycled in a closed-loop process with >90% yields, even when combined with a heterogeneous mixture of other types of plastic. |
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spelling | pubmed-100325902023-03-23 Closed-loop recyclable plastics from poly(ethyl cyanoacrylate) Christy, Allison J. Phillips, Scott T. Sci Adv Physical and Materials Sciences Ethyl cyanoacrylate is a highly reactive monomer that has been used nearly exclusively to make Super Glue and related fast-setting adhesives. Here, we describe transformation of this highly abundant, readily available monomer into a closed-loop recyclable plastic that could supplant currently used (and often unrecycled/unrecyclable) plastics, such as poly(styrene). We report polymerization conditions, plastic-processing methods, and plastic-recycling protocols for poly(ethyl cyanoacrylate) plastics that make the Super Glue monomer a viable starting material for a next generation of closed-loop recyclable plastics. The processes described are scalable, and the plastics can be recycled in a closed-loop process with >90% yields, even when combined with a heterogeneous mixture of other types of plastic. American Association for the Advancement of Science 2023-03-22 /pmc/articles/PMC10032590/ /pubmed/36947613 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adg2295 Text en Copyright © 2023 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) , which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, so long as the resultant use is not for commercial advantage and provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Physical and Materials Sciences Christy, Allison J. Phillips, Scott T. Closed-loop recyclable plastics from poly(ethyl cyanoacrylate) |
title | Closed-loop recyclable plastics from poly(ethyl cyanoacrylate) |
title_full | Closed-loop recyclable plastics from poly(ethyl cyanoacrylate) |
title_fullStr | Closed-loop recyclable plastics from poly(ethyl cyanoacrylate) |
title_full_unstemmed | Closed-loop recyclable plastics from poly(ethyl cyanoacrylate) |
title_short | Closed-loop recyclable plastics from poly(ethyl cyanoacrylate) |
title_sort | closed-loop recyclable plastics from poly(ethyl cyanoacrylate) |
topic | Physical and Materials Sciences |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10032590/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36947613 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adg2295 |
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