Reference: “Catalyst metal-ligand design for rapid, selective, and solventless depolymerization of Nylon-6 plastics” by Liwei Ye, Xiaoyang Liu, Kristen B. Beckett, Jacob O. Rothbaum, Clarissa Lincoln, Linda J. Broadbelt, Yosi Kratish and Tobin J. Marks, 30 November 2023,Chem. ...
Here we show a binuclear complex that can catalyse the degradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)—the most widely used polyester globally—and a wide spectrum of other plastics including polylactic acid, polybutylene adipate terephthalate, polycaprolactone, polyurethane and Nylon 66. Inspired ...