Project

CoRe²_Circular Use of Step-Growth End-of-Life Polymers for Monomer/Oligomer Recover and Re-use

Acronym
CoRe²
Code
179K07820
Duration
01 March 2020 → 30 November 2021
Funding
Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Macromolecular and materials chemistry not elsewhere classified
Keywords
Polymers
 
Project description

General purpose The objective is to better reuse carbon skeletons from the main condensation polymers. Therefore The project is looking for catalysts and reaction procedures that allow a larger fraction of the waste polymer mass upgrade to high-quality polymers and monomers. The strategy includes lower temperature catalyzed depolymerization, efficient, model-assisted repolymerization, one-pot polymer-to-polymer conversion, and conversion of less valuable monomers to high value components.