ReviewPolymers2020
Polyurethane Recycling and Disposal: Methods and Prospects.
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101 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Bonded Joints and Hybrid Structures with a 3D-Printed Honeycomb Core Modified with an Epoxy Matrix Filled with Recycled Polyurethane Foam.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Selective Degradation of Polyurethanes in Mixed Plastic Wastes via Ir-Catalyzed Hydrogenolysis.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026Article
- Upcycling of Commodity Thermoset Polyurethane Towards Smart Materials with End-User-On-Demand Programmable Properties and Adaptable Applications.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Article
- Solvent-, Catalyst-, and Heating-Free Mechanochemical Depolymerization of Polyurethane.ChemSusChem · 2026Article
- Design of a Low-Decomposition-Temperature Polyurethane Foam.ACS omega · 2026Article
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- Ionolysis of flexible polyurethane waste using ionic liquids for efficient and sustainable polyol recovery.Communications chemistry · 2026Article
- Impact of Eco-Friendly Flame-Retardant Water-Blown Rigid Polyurethane Foams Containing Recycled Polyols for Insulation Applications.Polymers · 2026Article
- Atom-economy upcycling of commodity thermoset polyurethane into photocuring 3D printing resins based on selective cleavage-crosslink strategy.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Dynamic Covalent Polymeric Foams: En Route to a Sustainable Lightness.ChemSusChem · 2026Review
- Closing the Loop on Polyurethane Foam Waste: Challenges, Emerging Technologies, and the Road to Sustainable Circularity.ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering · 2026Review
- Polyurethane Recycling: Sustainable Development Perspectives and Innovative Approaches.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Reinforced lignin-based polyurethane foams with improved heat-insulating performance by using cellulose fibers.RSC advances · 2026Article
- Upcycling end-of-life mattresses into sustainable insulation materials through development of mycelium based biocomposites.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Selective Elastane Removal Using DMSO-DBN Under Moderate Temperatures: From Pure Filaments to Cotton/Polyester Blends.Polymers · 2025Article
- Influence of Soft Segment Length and Crosslink Density on the Properties of Thermoreversible Diels-Alder Polyurethanes.Journal of applied polymer science · 2025Article
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Abstract
Growing water and land pollution, the possibility of exhaustion of raw materials and resistance of plastics to physical and chemical factors results in increasing importance of synthetic polymers waste recycling, recovery and environmentally friendly ways of disposal. Polyurethanes (PU) are a family of versatile synthetic polymers with highly diverse applications. They are class of polymers derived from the condensation of polyisocyanates and polyalcohols. This paper reports the latest developments in the field of polyurethane disposal, recycling and recovery. Various methods tested and applied in recent years have proven that the processing of PU waste can be economically and ecologically beneficial. At the moment mechanical recycling and glycolysis are the most important ones. Polyurethanes' biological degradation is highly promising for both post-consumer and postproduction waste. It can also be applied in bioremediation of water and soil contaminated with polyurethanes. Another possibility for biological methods is the synthesis of PU materials sensitive to biological degradation. In conclusion, a high diversity of polyurethane waste types and derivation results in demand for a wide range of methods of processing. Furthermore, already existing ones appear to be enough to state that the elimination of not reprocessed polyurethane waste in the future is possible.
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