The development of chemically recyclable polymers holds real potential towards the ultimate goal of achieving a circular plastics economy. However, to materialize such potential, three challenges must be addressed first: energy cost, depolymerization selectivity, and depolymerizability/performance tradeoffs. Centering on addressing these key challenges, this presentation will update recent advances made in this field, especially the recent discovery of infinitely recyclable plastics, which have yielded feasible solutions and design principles for monomer/polymer structures that can deliver properties and performances for tailored application needs while maintaining complete chemical recyclability under mild conditions.

Designing infinitely recyclable ‘green’ polymers with tailored properties built upon a ‘gene’ for full chemical recyclability

2019 Spring National Meeting

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