Plastics are key components of virtually any modern technology, but the properties that make them so useful degrade with repeated mechanical recycling. Depolymerizing polymers back to monomers would provide the same control over polymer properties that virgin production affords. However, this process can be challenging, especially with polyolefins. What if we could produce new polymers with the same highly desired properties as current polymers, but designed from the start for recycling?
Join Stefan Mecking of the University of Konstanz as he reimagines polymer recycling and discusses how hydrocarbon polymers and their specific material property profiles can be designed for low effort efficient recycling.
This ACS Webinar is moderated by Mark Jones, Executive External Strategy and Communications Fellow, Dow Chemical (retired) and co-produced with the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry.
What You Will Learn
- What is the impact of polyester ionomers and macromolecular architecture on processability and performance of 3D printed structures
- How to leverage rheology for predictive additive manufacturing system design and materials screening
- A snapshot of the topics and concepts captured in the ACS Polymer Chemistry: Principles and Practice short course held at Virginia Tech
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