| Title |
Deamination of Polyols from the Glycolysis of Polyurethane |
| ID_Doc |
24513 |
| Authors |
Donadini, R; Boaretti, C; Scopel, L; Lorenzetti, A; Modesti, M |
| Title |
Deamination of Polyols from the Glycolysis of Polyurethane |
| Year |
2024 |
| Published |
Chemistry-A European Journal, 30, 3 |
| DOI |
10.1002/chem.202301919 |
| Abstract |
Methylenedianiline (MDA) is a secondary, undesired, product of the glycolysis process of polyurethane (PU) scraps due to hydrolysis and pyrolysis side reactions. As an aromatic and carcinogen amine, MDA poses different problems in handling, transporting, and labelling recycled polyols derived from glycolysis, hindering the closure of PU recycling loop. Aiming to provide a solution to this issue, in this work different deaminating agents (DAs) were investigated with the purpose of analyzing their reactivity with MDA. A first part of the study was devoted to the analysis of MDA formation as a function of reaction time and catalyst concentration (potassium acetate) during glycolysis. It was observed that the amount of MDA increases almost linearly with the extent of PU depolymerization and catalyst content. Among the DAs analyzed 2-ethylhexyl glycidyl ether (2-EHGE), and acetic anhydride (Ac2O) showed interesting performance, which allowed MDA content to be diminished below the limit for labelling prescription in 30 minutes. PU rigid foams were, therefore, synthesized from the corresponding recycled products and characterized in terms of thermal and mechanical performance. Ac2O-deaminated polyols led to structurally unstable foams with poor compressive strength, while 2-EHGE-deaminated products allowed the production of foams with improved mechanical performance and unaltered thermal conductivity. Phasing out of landfilling is inevitable, chemical recycling allows the consideration of plastic waste as a resource to get the most out of it to produce new valuable materials.image |
| Author Keywords |
aromatic amines; chemical recycling; circular economy; glycolysis; polyurethane foam |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Index Chemicus (IC) |
| EID |
WOS:001104365200001 |
| WoS Category |
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary |
| Research Area |
Chemistry |
| PDF |
https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202301919
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