Catalytic valorization of nitrogen-containing polymer materials KU Leuven
There is an urgent need to close the carbon loop, and to recover high value building blocks from polymer streams, either relatively pure production wastes or end-of-life consumer materials. Nitrogen-containing polymers are a particular challenge, since the incorporation of nitrogen in the monomers is generally highly energy-consuming, and the energetic recycling of such polymers is generally undesired, since large amounts of NOx could be ...