期刊
POLYMERS
卷 15, 期 14, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym15143108
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polymer functionalization; circular design; waste commodity polystyrene; multicomponent reactions; C-H activation; sol-gel catalyst; polymer upcycling
The inefficient reuse and recycling of plastics and the increased use of packaging materials during the pandemic have worsened the environmental impact. This study focuses on the modification of recovered polystyrene from waste food containers using the Mannich three-component coupling reaction to produce functionalized nitrogen and oxygen-rich derivatives. The functionalization process was successful and showed potential for ion-exchange membrane applications.
The inefficient reuse and recycling of plastics-and the current surge of medical and take-out food packaging use during the pandemic-have exacerbated the environmental burden. This impels the development of alternative recycling/upcycling methods to pivot toward circularity. We report the use of the Mannich three-component coupling reaction for the modification of polystyrene (PS) recovered with a 99.1% yield from waste food containers to form functionalized nitrogen and oxygen-rich PS derivatives. A series of functionalized PS with increasing moles of formaldehyde (F) and morpholine (M) (0.5 x 10-2, 1.0 x 10-2, and 2.0 x 10-2 mol) was achieved using a sol-gel-derived Fe-TiO2 catalyst in a solvent-free, microwave-assisted synthesis. Modified polymers were characterized with viscometry, 1H NMR, 13CNMR (DEPT) FTIR, XPS, UV, and TGA. Functionalization scaled with an increasing ratio, validating the 3CR approach. Further functionalization was constrained by a competing oxidative degradation; however, the varying hydrogen bond density due to nitrogen and oxygen-rich species at higher ratios was shown to compensate for molecular weight loss. The integration of the N-cyclic quaternary ammonium cations exhibited the potential of functionalized polymers for ion-exchange membrane applications.
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