The chemical recycling of polyurethane through catalytic hydrogenation to recover anilines and polyols has attracted increasing attention. Here, the authors demonstrate that polyurethane can be broken down into aniline monomers using CeO2 nanoparticles as a catalyst to cleave carbamate bonds.
- Xinbang Wu
- Roland C. Turnell-Ritson
- Paul J. Dyson
