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ACS MACRO LETTERS
卷 12, 期 8, 页码 1058-1070出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.3c00276
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Ionic liquids (ILs) have unique physicochemical properties that make them a promising medium for advanced recycling of polymers. They can solubilize plastics waste and biopolymers, deconstruct polymers at reduced temperatures, and minimize unwanted side reactions. The use of ILs in advanced recycling offers potential environmental benefits, such as reduced chemical escape and decreased energy demands.
Ionic liquids (ILs) are a promising medium to assist in the advanced (chemical and biological) recycling of polymers, owing to their tunable catalytic activity, tailorable chemical functionality, low vapor pressures, and thermal stability. These unique physicochemical properties, combined with ILs' capacity to solubilize plastics waste and biopolymers, offer routes to deconstruct polymers at reduced temperatures (and lower energy inputs) versus conventional bulk and solvent-based methods, while also minimizing unwanted side reactions. In this Viewpoint, we discuss the use of ILs as catalysts and mediators in advanced recycling, with an emphasis on chemical recycling, by examining the interplay between IL chemistry and deconstruction thermodynamics, deconstruction kinetics, IL recovery, and product recovery. We also consider several potential environmental benefits and concerns associated with employing ILs for advanced recycling over bulk- or solvent-mediated deconstruction techniques, such as reduced chemical escape by volatilization, decreased energy demands, toxicity, and environmental persistence. By analyzing IL-mediated polymer deconstruction across a breadth of macromolecular systems, we identify recent innovations, current challenges, and future opportunities in IL application toward circular polymer economies.
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