ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2024
Surface-Activated Mechano-Catalysis for Ambient Conversion of Plastic Waste.
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- Mechanochemical upcycling of poly (vinyl chloride) for alcohol halogenation.Nature communications · 2026Article
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- Modeling and Mechanistic Study of Polyethylene Chain Cleavage during Ball Milling.Macromolecules · 2025Article
- Homolytic fracture of inorganic crystalline materials enhances the mechano-chemical degradation of polypropylene.Chemical science · 2025Article
- Process Integration and Life-Cycle Assessment of Moist-Solid Hydrolysis of Polylactic Acid with Lactic Acid Recovery via Electrodialysis.ChemSusChem · 2025Article
- Recycling of Polyurethane via Mechanocatalytic Methanolysis/Hydrolysis.ChemSusChem · 2025Article
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Abstract
Improved recycling technologies can offer sustainable end-of-life options for plastic waste. While polyolefins can be converted into small hydrocarbons over acid catalysts at high temperatures, we demonstrate an alternative mechano-catalytic strategy at ambient conditions. The mechanism is fundamentally different from classical acidity-driven high-temperature approaches, exploiting mechanochemically generated radical intermediates. Surface activation of zirconia grinding spheres creates redox active surface sites directly at the point of mechanical energy input. This allows control over mechano-radical reactivity, while powder catalysts are not active. Optimized milling parameters enable the formation of 45% C
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