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Exploration of solvent, volume, and catalyst effects on fluoride-catalyzed end-of-life depolymerization of silicones to cyclic monomers

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Recycling end-of-life silicones is of interest due to the high energy and environmental costs associated with producing new materials from virgin raw materials, with this method using fluoride-catalysed processes in green solvent systems.

Source: RSC Sustainability

DOI: 10.1039/d5su00551e

Authors: Andrew C. Deller, Herenia Espitia Armenta, E. A. Kalani D. Edirisinghe, Mitchell E. Deller, Kristan L. Major, Buddhima Rupasinghe, Joseph C. Furgal

Institutions: Bowling Green State University, Central State University

Language: English

Topic: Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Bowling Green State University, Division of Materials Research, Johnson and Johnson Vision Care

Award: G7725361590

OpenAlex ID: W4413059138

FWCI: 1.696

Cites: 22

Cited by: 8

Related to: 10