Upcycling of dynamic thiourea thermoset polymers by intrinsic chemical strengthening

Haijun Feng; Ning Zheng; Wenjun Peng; Chujun Ni; Huijie Song; Qian Zhao; Tao Xie

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28085-2

Nature Communications (Jan 2022)

Upcycling of dynamic thiourea thermoset polymers by intrinsic chemical strengthening

Haijun Feng,
Ning Zheng,
Wenjun Peng,
Chujun Ni,
Huijie Song,
Qian Zhao,
Tao Xie

Affiliations

Haijun Feng: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Ning Zheng: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Wenjun Peng: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Chujun Ni: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Huijie Song: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Qian Zhao: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Tao Xie: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28085-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The ability to reprocess thermoset polymers has been demonstrated in principle, but is not widely done due to deteriorated performance of the reprocessed materials. Here, we report a thiourea-based thermoset elastomer that can be reprocessed with enhanced mechanical properties.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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