| Title |
Strategies for Closing the Material Cycles in the Recycling of Fluoropolymers |
| ID_Doc |
23460 |
| Authors |
Schmidt-Rodenkirchen, A; Gerdes, T; Hintzer, K; Schlipf, M |
| Title |
Strategies for Closing the Material Cycles in the Recycling of Fluoropolymers |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 95, 8 |
| DOI |
10.1002/cite.202300039 |
| Abstract |
In fluoropolymers, a large portion or even all of the hydrogen atoms in a polymer chain are replaced by fluorine, which results in a number of special properties such as high chemical and temperature resistance. As a result of this combination of properties, these high-performance polymers are not replaceable, or only with difficulty, for some applications. The recycling of polymers and the associated closing of material loops is an essential development task for the entire polymer industry. Materials such as fluoropolymers have a special position due to their chemical composition and their low market volume, as they cannot be recycled together with other bulk polymers at the end of their life cycle. This paper discusses different processes in terms of their technical maturity and suitability to allow fluoropolymers to be fully recycled. |
| Author Keywords |
Circular economy; Fluoropolymers; Fluorspar; Hydrofluoric acid; Polytetrafluorethylene |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:001010048400001 |
| WoS Category |
Engineering, Chemical |
| Research Area |
Engineering |
| PDF |
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/cite.202300039
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