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SUMMARY:Design Principle for Degradable, Recyclable Thermoset Polymers
LOCATION:Virtual Literature Seminar
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20201113T160000
UID:2026-05-07-10-22-02@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260507T102202
Description:Literature Seminar\n\nThe well-known plastic waste dilemma is l
 argely contributed to by the inability to recycle thermoset polymers. Thou
 gh these permanent polymer networks exhibit robust material properties suc
 h as strong chemical and thermal resistance\, the shortcomings are their r
 ecyclability. Unlike non-permanent polymer networks\, permanent networks c
 annot be recycled into products of any value. Efforts to develop degradabl
 e\, and recyclable thermosets have typically been focused on dynamic coval
 ent bonds which allow recycling of a thermoset upon an external stimulus\,
  thermomechanical degradation which enables recycling/degradability\, or c
 ompletely new degradable polymer versions of existing thermoset polymers. 
 Here a complimentary approach towards the development of degradable\, recy
 clable thermoset polymers will be shown. Leveraging a theoretical framewor
 k and an industrially ready model system\, cleavable comonomers are strate
 gically installed to yield mild\, chemically triggered degradable thermose
 ts. The development of a new method in achieving degradability along with 
 an evaluation of the cleavable thermoset material properties will be discu
 ssed.\n\nClick her for Zoom Link 4:00 pm
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