Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology

CONTROLLABLE MICROWAVE-ASSISTED POLYCARBONATE WASTE CHEMICAL RECYCLING

Title: CONTROLLABLE MICROWAVE-ASSISTED POLYCARBONATE WASTE CHEMICAL RECYCLING Page Range: p.169-176 Author(s): Mir Mohammad Alavi Nikje; Askarzadeh M File size: Download the pdf (subscribers only) Buy the pdf (non-subscribers) Journal: Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology Issue Year:…

March 1, 2013 By: Mir Mohammad Alavi Nikje; Askarzadeh M Research article

Title: CONTROLLABLE MICROWAVE-ASSISTED POLYCARBONATE WASTE CHEMICAL RECYCLING
Page Range: p.169-176
Author(s): Mir Mohammad Alavi Nikje; Askarzadeh M
File size:
Download the pdf (subscribers only)
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Journal: Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology
Issue Year: prprt
Volume: 29
Issue No: No.3

Abstract
A simple, convenient and novel method was developed for the recovery of bisphenol-A from polycarbonate wastes under microwave irradiation. In this study bisphenol-A was recovered at a 100% yield by using a mixture of glycerol/water as the green solvent and sodium hydroxide as the catalyst, respectively. This methodology can overcome the disadvantages existing in traditional methods such as long reaction times, high energy consumptions, use of harmful reagents and environmental problems, and is applicable to all types of polycarbonates. 18 Refs.


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