A high-performance recycling solution for polystyrene achieved by the synthesis of renewable poly(thioether) networks derived from D-limonene.
basic_science · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 24249666.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1002/adma.201304370 and PMC identifier 4000729.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
Nanocomposite polymers are prepared using a new sustainable materials synthesis process in which d-Limonene functions simultaneously both as a solvent for recycling polystyrene (PS) waste and as a monomer that undergoes UV-catalyzed thiol-ene polymerization reactions with polythiol comonomers to afford polymeric products composed of precipitated PS phases dispersed throughout elastomeric poly(thioether) networks. These blended networks exhibit mechanical properties that greatly exceed those of either polystyrene or the poly(thioether) network homopolymers alone.
Medical subject headings
- Cyclohexenes
- Environmental Pollutants
- Polymers
- Polystyrenes
- Sulfides
- Terpenes