A cradle-to-cradle approach for successive upcycling of polyethylene to polymer electrolytes to organic acids

• DOI: 10.1039/d4ta02178a
• Publication Date: 2024-07-09T06:02:00Z
• Authors: Jerald Y. Q. Teo; Ming Yan Tan; Dorsasadat Safanama; Sheau Wei Chien; Yixuan Jiang; Lewis Queh; Tristan T. Y. Tan; Ning Ding; Derrick W. H. Fam; Jason Y. C. Lim
• Keywords: Polymer Electrolytes

We demonstrate the post-synthetic conversion of polyethylene into functional polymer electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries. To avoid end-of-life contributing to waste, we further upcycle them useful organic acids.