Chinese researchers develop “self-recycling” polymers for next-gen plastics
Scientists have developed a “novel polymer class” called polydithiourethanes (PDTUs) with covalent bonds that facilitate “self-recycling” — the reprocessing of polymer networks. The team based at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, found that PDTU’s bonds can undergo dissociation under mild conditions without the need for a catalyst, enabling efficient reprocessing.
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Scientists have developed a “novel polymer class” called polydithiourethanes (PDTUs) with covalent bonds that facilitate “self-recycling” — the reprocessing of polymer networks.
The team based at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, found that PDTU’s bonds can undergo dissociation under mild conditions without the need for a catalyst, enabling efficient reprocessing.
