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SUMMARY:Chemical Strategies for Polymer Recycling and Lifespan Enhancement
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Suong Nguyen\, Massachusetts Instittute of Technology\n**R
 oom updated**\n\nAbstract\nThe accumulation of persistent plastic waste in
  the environment constitutes an ecological crisis that requires innovative
  solutions. I will describe three distinct chemical strategies to enhance 
 polymer sustainability: (1) retrieving monomers from commercial polymers v
 ia new depolymerization methods\, (2) facilitating the deconstruction of c
 ommercial polymers by incorporating chemically cleavable bonds into their 
 backbones\, and (3) extending the lifespan of rubbery materials by harness
 ing polymer network defects to increase their toughness without compromisi
 ng other desirable properties. These strategies have the potential to enab
 le the conversion of existing plastic waste streams into high-value chemic
 al feedstocks and the development of more sustainable polymers.\n\n\nFree 
 Event - Limited seats\, please register to attend: https://bit.ly/DrSuongN
 guyen
LOCATION:CE 1 100 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==CE%201%20100 https://epfl.zo
 om.us/j/68743146597
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