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Heterogeneous Removal of Water-Soluble Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalyst from Aqueous Media Via Host-Guest Interaction
Published on: August 23, 2018
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Hydrogenative Degradation of End-of-Life Poly(lactide) to Produce 1,2-Propanediol as Platform
Tim-Oliver Kindler1, Christoph Alberti1, Elena Fedorenko1
1Universität Hamburg Institut für Anorganische und Angewandte Chemie Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6 20146 Hamburg Germany.
Abstract:
The chemical recycling of end-of-life polymers can add some value to a future circular economy. In this regard, the hydrogenative degradation of end-of-life PLA was investigated to produce 1,2-propanediol as product, which is a useful building block in polymer chemistry. In more detail, the commercially available Ru-MACHO-BH complex was applied as catalyst to degrade end-of-life PLA efficiently to 1,2-propanediol under mild conditions. After investigations of the reaction conditions a set of end-of-life PLA goods were subjected to degradation.
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