Tackling chlorine poisoning for robust upcycling of PVC-contaminated plastic streams.

Shengjie Gu, Mingyu Chu, Ping Hu, Xuchun Wang, Muhan Cao, Tsun-Kong Sham, Qiao Zhang, Jinxing Chen

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Shengjie Gu *State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, PR China.

Mingyu Chu *State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, PR China.

Ping HuState Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, PR China.

Xuchun WangDepartment of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6959-4028

Muhan CaoState Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, PR China.

Tsun-Kong ShamDepartment of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1928-6697

Qiao ZhangState Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9682-3295

Jinxing ChenState Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, PR China. chenjinxing@suda.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9254-7430

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22376152

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Abstract

Catalytic upcycling of polyolefin waste into valuable chemicals presents a promising solution to tackle the growing environmental crisis caused by plastic pollution while promoting a circular economy. However, processing plastic wastes that contain polyvinyl chloride (PVC) poses significant hurdles, as chlorine released during PVC breakdown can poison and deactivate metal catalysts. Here we introduce a non-thermal surface reconstruction strategy that can restore the activity of chlorine-poisoned catalysts at room temperature. Leveraging the potent reductive reactivity of NaBH

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PMID42875446

DOI10.1038/s41467-026-77736-1

PMCPMC13669338

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