ReviewChemical science2024
The thermodynamics and kinetics of depolymerization: what makes vinyl monomer regeneration feasible?
Review in Chemical science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 30 papers.
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Who cites it
30 citing papers in PubMed.
- Continuous-Flow Conversion of Waste Polystyrene Into Styrene Monomers Utilizing the Microwave-Concentration Effect on Spherical Activated Carbon.ChemSusChem · 2026Article
- Acid-assisted depolymerization of RAFT-derived PMMA.Chemical science · 2026Article
- Chlorine-Free Depolymerization of Commercial PMMA via Oxygen-Centered Radicals.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026Article
- Lower-temperature bulk depolymerization of commercial polymethacrylates.Nature chemistry · 2026Article
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- Depolymerization of Commercial Polymethacrylates Triggered by Hydroperoxides.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026Article
- Sustainable RAFT Polymerization and Depolymerization Systems Based onPolymer science & technology (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- Entropy-Driven Design of Depolymerizable Polyolefins from Strained Bridged Bicyclic Monomers.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026Article
- Graphene Oxide Membranes for Sustainable Recycling: Poly(styrene) Fractionation by Organic Solvent Nanofiltration.ACS engineering Au · 2026Article
- Depolymerization-Induced Morphological Transformation.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026Article
- Beyond Traditional RAFT Polymerization: Emerging Strategies and Future Perspectives; A Third Update.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Photo-initiated solvent-mediated depolymerization of consumer poly(methyl methacrylate) without chlorinated reagents.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Depolymerization as a Design Strategy: Depolymerization Etching of Polymerization-Induced Microphase Separations.ACS central science · 2025Article
- Decarboxylation-Triggered Polymer Deconstruction.ACS polymers Au · 2025Review
- Supramolecular chemical recycling of dynamic polymers.Nature nanotechnology · 2025Article
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- Biodegradable Contact Lenses for Targeted Ocular Drug Delivery: Recent Advances, Clinical Applications, and Translational Perspectives.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Functional Group Transformation Approach to Chemically Recyclable Polymers from Ultra-Low to Moderate Strain Monomers.Macromolecules · 2025Article
- Ultrafast Thermal RAFT Depolymerization at Higher Solid Contents.ACS macro letters · 2025Article
- Harnessing Non-Thermal External Stimuli for Polymer Recycling.Macromolecules · 2025Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Depolymerization is potentially a highly advantageous method of recycling plastic waste which could move the world closer towards a truly circular polymer economy. However, depolymerization remains challenging for many polymers with all-carbon backbones. Fundamental understanding and consideration of both the kinetics and thermodynamics are essential in order to develop effective new depolymerization systems that could overcome this problem, as the feasibility of monomer generation can be drastically altered by tuning the reaction conditions. This perspective explores the underlying thermodynamics and kinetics governing radical depolymerization of addition polymers by revisiting pioneering work started in the mid-20th century and demonstrates its connection to exciting recent advances which report depolymerization reaching near-quantitative monomer regeneration at much lower temperatures than seen previously. Recent catalytic approaches to monomer regeneration are also explored, highlighting that this nascent chemistry could potentially revolutionize depolymerization-based polymer recycling in the future.
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