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  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Sustainable Chemistry

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  • Addressing polymer sustainability is crucial, with chemical recycling of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) being a significant challenge due to their complex multicomponent nature.
  • Current advancements in plastics circularity have not fully addressed the recyclability of TPEs.
  • Developing sustainable alternatives for high-performance polymers is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To create a homopolymer-based platform for chemically recyclable and tough thermoplastic elastomers.
  • To design a semicrystalline polymer with controlled molecular weight and crystallinity for enhanced recyclability.
  • To utilize a fully biobased cyclic olefin for monomer synthesis, promoting feedstock renewability.

Main Methods:

  • Ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of a biobased cyclic olefin to synthesize a semicrystalline polymer.
  • Controlled manipulation of ring-chain equilibrium to achieve high conversion in both polymerization and depolymerization.
  • Characterization of the resulting thermoplastic elastomer for performance and recyclability.

Main Results:

  • A high molecular weight, low crystallinity semicrystalline polymer was successfully synthesized.
  • Quantitative conversions were achieved for both forward polymerization and reverse depolymerization, demonstrating efficient chemical recycling.
  • The developed platform yields a tough, high-performance thermoplastic elastomer from a renewable resource.

Conclusions:

  • A simple, circular, high-performance thermoplastic elastomer platform based on biomass has been established.
  • Monomer design is critical for achieving feedstock renewability, depolymerization selectivity, and overcoming performance trade-offs in sustainable polymers.
  • This work offers a promising solution for the sustainable production and recycling of thermoplastic elastomers.