Combination use of supercritical MeOH and organocatalysts effectively breaks down plastics into monomeric materials. Recently we have successfully achieved the first up-grade depolymerization method, in which highly-valuable chemicals are prepared in the depolymerization reaction. The methodology was recently improved and the production of such a high-valued products is performed in much efficiently way. This will open a new avenue for chemical recycling of plastics for overcoming economical problems.
Publications
Kamimura, A.; Ikeda, K.; Suzuki, S.; Kato, K.; Akinari, Y.; Sugimoto, T,; Kashiwagi, K.; Kaiso, K.; Matsumoto, H,; Yoshimoto, M.
ChemSusChem 2014, 7, 2473 – 2477: DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201402125
Kamimura, A.; Yamada, T.; Kurata, T.; Taguchi, Y.; Tomonaga, F. Chem. Lett. 2006, 35, 586-587
Kamimura, A.; Oishi, Y.; Kaiso, K.; Sugimoto, T.; Kashiwagi, K.;
ChemSusChem 2008, 1, 82-84
Kamimura, A.; Yamada, K.; Kuratani, T.; Oishi, Y.; Watanabe, T. Yoshida, T.; Tomonaga, F. ChemSusChem 2008, 1, 845-850
Yamada, K.; Tomonaga, F.; Kamimura, A.; J. Mater. Cycles Waste Manag. 2010, 12, 271-274
Kaiso, K.; Sugimoto, T.; Kashiwagi, K.; Kamimura, A. Chem. Lett. 2011, 41, 370-371
Kamimura, A.; Kaiso, K.; Suzuki, S.; Oishi, Y.; Ohara, Y.; Sugimoto, T.; Kashiwagi, K.; Yoshimoto, M. Green Chem. 2011, 13, 2055 – 2061.
