Unexpected efficiency of cyclic amidine catalysts in depolymerizing poly(ethylene terephthalate)

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作者
Fukushima, Kazuki [1 ,2 ]
Coady, Daniel J. [1 ]
Jones, Gavin O. [1 ]
Almegren, Hamid A. [3 ]
Alabdulrahman, Abdullah M. [3 ]
Alsewailem, Fares D. [3 ]
Horn, Hans W. [1 ]
Rice, Julia E. [1 ]
Hedrick, James L. [1 ]
机构
[1] IBM Almaden Res Ctr, San Jose, CA 95120 USA
[2] Yamagata Univ, Dept Polymer Sci & Engn, Yonezawa, Yamagata 9928510, Japan
[3] King Abdul Aziz City Sci & Technol, Petrochem Res Inst, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia
关键词
degradation; monomer; organocatalysis; polyesters; RECYCLED PET; GLYCOLYSIS; PRODUCTS; WASTE; TEREPHTHALATE; KINETICS; RESIN;
D O I
10.1002/pola.26530
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
This article describes studies on the catalytic activity of several nitrogen-based organic catalysts for the depolymerization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), in which a few cyclic amidines work more effectively than a potent, bifunctional guanidine-based catalyst 1,5,7-triazabicyclo-[4,4,0]-dec-5-ene (TBD) in the presence of short chain diols that play a role in activation of carbonyl groups through hydrogen bonding. Further studies prove that the catalytic efficiency at the above specific conditions depends only on the extent of activation of a hydroxyl group rather than simply the pKa of the bases. For glycolysis with excess short-chain alkanediols, 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene is the best catalyst. In contrast, TBD shows outstanding catalytic activity in depolymerizations of PET with mono-alcohols and longer-chain diols. (c) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2013, 51, 1606-1611
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页码:1606 / 1611
页数:6
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