Issue 16, 2024

Revisiting poly(vinyl chloride) reactivity in the context of chemical recycling

Abstract

Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) is one of the highest production volume polymers due to its many applications, and it is one of the least recycled due to its chemical structure and frequent formulation with additives. Developing efficient PVC recycling techniques would enable PVC waste to be reused or repurposed in other processes. Within this context, the literature on PVC modification offers considerable insight into versatile reaction pathways, potentially inspiring new approaches for repurposing PVC waste into value-added products. This perspective provides an overview of PVC functionalization through a lens of chemical recycling, discussing various PVC reactivity trends and their applications with a critical assessment and future outlook of their recycling implications.

Graphical abstract: Revisiting poly(vinyl chloride) reactivity in the context of chemical recycling

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
16 Dec 2023
Accepted
28 Feb 2024
First published
20 Mar 2024
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2024,15, 5802-5813

Revisiting poly(vinyl chloride) reactivity in the context of chemical recycling

R. K. Jha, B. J. Neyhouse, M. S. Young, D. E. Fagnani and A. J. McNeil, Chem. Sci., 2024, 15, 5802 DOI: 10.1039/D3SC06758K

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