04 August 2021
World’s first ‘green’ synthesis of plastics from CO2
CeO2 catalyzes the direct polymerization of flow CO2 and diols to provide polycarbonate diols in high yields, which are useful chemicals for polyesters, polyurethanes, and acrylic resins.
By combining a CeO2 catalyst with atmospheric carbon dioxide, researchers from Osaka City University, Tohoku University, and Nippon Steel Corporation have…
Full text: https://phys.org/news/2021-07-world-green-synthesis-plastics-co2.html
Source:
Phys.org, 2021-07-29