JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH
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2023
·Vol. 30
·期 4
·1-13
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IF 2.8
Gao Bingying,Sun Xuzhang,Wang Can,Yao Chao,Mao Linqiang
Pyrolysis or dissolution of waste PET plastics (WPP) by specific solvents, which is inevitable in the resource’s secondary utilization, will lead to chemical bond fracture thus resulting in loss of mechanical strength. This greatly restricts the secondary utilization of WPP. We proposed a simple and economical new chemical method to transform WPP into a high–value monolithic material, which not only solves the problem of environmental pollution, but also provides a new idea for the disposal of WPP. The new high temperature resistant chemical structure Al–O–P–O–Al was successfully generated through the reaction of high temperature resistant adhesive Al(H 2 PO 4 ) 3 (AHP) with the monomer or polymer from dissolved WPP. New chemical bonds such as –OH, C = O, C–Cl, P = O were also formed in the transformed monolithic material structure, and they were the principal reason for the increase in mechanical strength of monolithic material. The original hydrophilic group on the surface of the monolithic material was replaced by the hydrophobic group –CH 3 after the treatment by triethoxyoctylsilane (TS). Ultimately, the resulting monolithic material exhibited good comprehensive properties of high flame retardancy, flame retardancy (~ 1300 °C), mechanical strength (maximum compressive strength of 29.1 MPa), and hydrophobicity (water contact angle: 110°). This work has important implications for solving the serious problem of a sharp decline in mechanical strength and inflammability in the reuse of WPP.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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WASTE MANAGEMENT
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2022
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IF 8.816
Mengyuan Pu,Xing Zhou,Xiaohui Liu,Changqing Fang,Dong Wang
Polymers with excellent optical and mechanical performance fabricated from renewable resources, have been paid an increasing attention in recent years. Here, high-performing polyurethane elastomers with significant mechanical properties, crystallinity, excellent stretchability and good transparency are prepared by a synergistic molecular design in the soft and hard segments. Using the liquid glycolysis degradation product (LGOP) as a chain extender, polyurethane elastomer is synthesized from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste bottles. The results suggest that the degradation products from waste PET can be directly used as feedstock for preparing polyurethane elastomers with significant performance. The polyurethanes exhibited excellent optical transparency of near 90%, and can be stretched up to 670% without any treatment to return to original size. It is assumed that the symmetrical hard domain composed of aromatic rings and ester groups in LGOP creates sufficient chain fluidity for the dynamic exchange of hydrogen bonds and urethane. This paper has devoted to achieve a complete and mature system from waste PET to polyurethane products, to create a closed loop of waste PET plastic recycling and regeneration, and to realize the polyurethane industrial chain of raw material self-supply.
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材料科学
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可持续发展
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化学工程
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
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2025
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IF 4.7
Ying Wang,Tengfei He,Jingguo Cao,Ke Li,Chengqian Wang,Qun Liu,Yu Zhang
This study demonstrates a sustainable strategy for synthesizing MIL-53(Al) and ZSM-5 zeolite through dual-waste synergy using coal fly ash (CFA) and waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET). A sequential alkaline fusion-acid leaching protocol selectively fractionated CFA into aluminum-rich solutions and silica residues, while alkaline hydrolysis of PET liberated terephthalic acid (PTA) as organic ligands. The Al 3+ -PTA coordination under solvothermal conditions produced MIL-53(Al)(CFA-PET) exhibiting well-defined 1D rhombic channels with a high BET surface area (1303 m 2 ·g −1 ), whereas hydrothermal crystallization of silica residues yielded ZSM-5(CFA), which formed spherical aggregates composed of 100 nm nanosheets with 89.9 % yield and a surface area of 311 m 2 ·g −1 . Structural advantages were evidenced by exceptional adsorption performance: MIL-53(Al)(CFA-PET) achieved 96.24 % methylene blue removal at pH 7 (250 mg·L −1 ), outperforming rhodamine B (30.8 %) and methyl orange (66.4 %), as well as reagent-synthesized MIL-53(Al) Che (91.99 %). Both materials demonstrated exceptional CO 2 capture capacities (4.23 mmol·g −1 for MIL-53(Al)(CFA-PET) vs. 2.37 mmol·g −1 for ZSM-5(CFA) at 273 K/1 bar), attributable to MIL-53′s flexible framework enabling dynamic pore adjustment and ZSM-5′s rigid microporous channels favoring molecular sieving. This work establishes a closed-loop strategy for converting industrial and plastic wastes into functionally differentiated porous materials through element-targeted process design.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2025
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IF 13.2
Keming Zhu,Lan Yang,Xing Zhou,Xuan Zhang,Yaya Hao,Fan Li,Wanqing Lei,Qi Wang,Guosheng Wang
Recycled waste plastics and their derivatives serve as crucial alternatives to traditional petroleum-based materials, offering a sustainable strategy for mitigating environmental pollution. In this work, we prepared waterborne polyurethane (WPU) with enhanced transparency, heat resistance, and mechanical properties by using the depolymerisation products (GOPs) as a chain extender from waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. Additionally, we incorporate dihydroxyethyl disulfide (HEDS) with GOPs co-chain extender imparts significant self-healing capabilities, with strain and tensile strength healing rates of up to 82.57% and 93.72%, respectively. Furthermore, a composite membrane featuring a polypyrrole (PPy) core was further fabricated for flexible strain sensors, which demonstrated excellent dynamic responsiveness, signal stability, and electrical monitoring performance. These findings underscore the promising potential of upcycled waste plastics in the development of advanced materials for flexible electronics and packaging applications.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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柔性电子
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RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
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2024
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IF 11.2
Yunxing Zhao,Denian Li,Xuanyuan Ni,Pengcheng Cai,Guanghao Chen,Dongsheng Xia,Zixu Sun,Haoran Yuan
With numerous PET plastics being discarded, mankind is faced with serious environmental challenges. Innovative upcycling strategy to convert waste PET into functional materials is receiving attention. Meanwhile, water electrolysis is an environmentally friendly way for hydrogen production, but is limited by expensive catalysts. RuO 2 , as a potential alternative catalyst, is insufficient in stability and activity. Accordingly, we propose a novel OER catalyst (Ru x Mn 1.2 Co 0.8 O y ) converted from waste PET plastics via a bimetallic-MOF pathway, which partially retains the stacked nanorods structure and forms Mn,Co-doped RuO 2 with decreased particle size. The Ru x Mn 1.2 Co 0.8 O y delivers an overpotential of 214 mV at 10 mA cm −2 and operates stably over 500 h; moreover, the method is generalizable to diverse PET plastics. Theoretical calculations reveal the Ru sites adjacent to Mn- and Co-doped sites have low overpotential and favorable activity. This work provides a strategy for the high-value recycling of plastics resources and the development of OER electrocatalyst.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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电化学
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ACS Omega
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2022
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IF 4.132
Yaxin Wang,Huimin Wang,Shuyuan Li,Shaorui Sun
Recycling waste PET plastics into metal–organic frameworks is conducive to both pollution alleviation and sustainable economic development. Herein, we have utilized waste PET plastic to synthesize CoNi-MOF applied to lithium battery anode materials via a low-temperature solvothermal method for the first time. The preparation process is effortless, and the sources’ conversion rate can reach almost 100%. In addition, the anode performance of MOFs with various Co/Ni mole ratios was investigated. The as-synthesized Co0.8Ni-MOF exhibits excellent crystallinity, purity, and electrochemical performance. The initial discharge and charge capacities are 2496 and 1729 mAh g–1, respectively. Even after 200 cycles, the Co0.8Ni-MOF electrode can exhibit a high Coulombic efficiency of over 99%. Consequently, given the environmental and economic benefits, the Co0.8Ni-MOF derived from waste PET plastic is thought to be an appealing anode material for lithium-ion batteries.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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能源存储
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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IF 8.1
Shaoan Cheng,Yangxi Li,Zhen Yu,Ruonan Gu,Wei Wu,Yuqing Su
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) accounts for 40 % of discarded plastics, and its recycling products have outstanding environmental protection and energy-saving performance, so how to improve the current low recycling rate of waste PET has caught increasing attention. In this paper, waste PET plastic was depolymerized to prepare terephthalic acid (TPA) as an organic linker to synthesize MOF-5. MOF-5 was applied to the adsorption of tetracycline (TC). The batch experiments exhibited that kinetic and isotherm data best fitted the pseudo-first-order model and Langmuir isotherm model with a maximum adsorption capacity of 2325.55 mg g −1 . The regeneration rate of MOF-5 at the fifth cycle was 85.51 %. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) technique and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy both indicated the main adsorption mechanism of MOF-5 toward TC could be attributed to hydrogen bonding and the ionic interactions between the unsaturated bonds (C = O and O–C = O) in MOF-5 and TC molecules. Alginate hydrogel with 30–150 mg MOF-5 loading provided better adsorption performance toward TC than MOF-5 powder, and 90 mg MOF-5 loaded hydrogel performed the highest removal rate of 66.28 %. This work proposed a novel method using waste plastics as raw materials to synthesize pollutant adsorbent, which had an enlightening effect on pollutant treatment.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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化学工程
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废物管理
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