S. A. Rzhevskiy, A. F. Asachenko, M. A. Topchiy, A. V. Plutalova, I. O. Solomin, L. D. Guk, N. M. Belov, E. V. Chernikova, I. P. Beletskaya, “How to accelerate thermal poly(propylene carbonate) degradation?”, Mendeleev Commun., 2026, Volume 36, Issue 3,Pages <nobr>301

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How to accelerate thermal poly(propylene carbonate) degradation?

S. A. Rzhevskiy^a, A. F. Asachenko^ab, M. A. Topchiy^a, A. V. Plutalova^b, I. O. Solomin^c, L. D. Guk^b, N. M. Belov^b, E. V. Chernikova^ab, I. P. Beletskaya^ab

^a A. V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
^b Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
^c Department of Materials Science, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract: High-molecular weight poly(propylene carbonate) undergoes thermal decomposition into cyclic 1,2-propylene carbonate at elevated temperatures. This process can be significantly accelerated via use of a high-temperature radical initiator or Co^II/Co^III salen complexes.

Keywords: carbon dioxide, epoxides, polycarbonates, catalysis, polymerization, cyclodepolymerization, cyclic carbonates.

Received: 23.10.2025
Accepted: 11.12.2025

Language: English

DOI: 10.71267/mencom.7952

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