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ArticleChemSusChem2026

Chemical Recycling of Polycarbonate Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Blends via Organocatalyzed Acetolysis.

Mary E Pool, Edward Savage, Rachel Holland, Ciaran W Lahive, Michael P Shaver

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Article in ChemSusChem, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mary E PoolDepartment of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Edward SavageDepartment of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Rachel HollandPolestar Automotive UK Ltd, Envisage, Unit F, Coventry, UK.
Ciaran W LahiveDepartment of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1794-2921
Michael P ShaverDepartment of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7152-6750

Funding

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/P025021/1Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/P025498/1Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Grant EP/R00661X/1European Regional Development Fund Grant OC15R19PPolestar Grant RCSRF2324-17-43Royal Academy of Engineering Grant RCSRF2324-17-43
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polycarbonate acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (PC/ABS) is one of the most widely used plastic blends, with growing importance in both automotive and electronics applications. However, its heterogeneous nature disables recycling, leading to its disposal via landfilling or incineration. This work proposes a way to recycle this material via selective chemical recycling whereby the PC is depolymerized by acetolysis, heating the blend with acetic acid and a basic organocatalyst, leaving the ABS untouched. Catalytic optimization on PC feedstocks revealed that successful organocatalysts required not only sufficient basicity but also a basic nitrogen incorporated within an aromatic ring. A kinetic study revealed the depolymerization was pseudo first-order with an activation energy of 96.7 kJ mol

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depolymerizationkineticsmultimaterialspolycarbonatesrecycling

Identifiers

PMID41489087
PMCPMC12766866

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