Fig. 1: Mechanoradical capture for polymer recycling. | Communications Chemistry

Fig. 1: Mechanoradical capture for polymer recycling.

From: Polymer recycling by mechanoradical capture

Fig. 1

Mechanoradicals are generated by ball milling and captured by bis(butyl trithiocarbonate), yielding TTC-functionalized polymer chains, in turn enabling the “repair” and restoration of pristine polymer properties via chain extension (route 1) or the “recovery” of monomers via reduced temperature depolymerization (route 2). Reprinted with permission from Journal of the American Chemical Society https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c13585 (ref. 2). Copyright (2025) American Chemical Society.

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