Electrifying depolymerization back to monomers

Arnaud Thevenon

doi:10.1016/j.chempr.2026.103005

Electrifying depolymerization back to monomers

Arnaud Thevenon^*

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Sub Organic Chemistry and Catalysis

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Abstract

Developing mild depolymerization routes to regenerate monomers from hydrocarbon-based polymers is critical to enabling a circular polymer economy. In a recent paper published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society , Evans, Sumerlin, and co-workers disclose a methodology for the electrochemically triggered depolymerization of poly(methyl-methacrylate) that achieves >95 wt % depolymerization.

Original language	English
Article number	103005
Journal	Chem
Volume	12
Issue number	4
Early online date	24 Mar 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2026.103005
Publication status	Published - 9 Apr 2026

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