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SUMMARY:IMX Colloquium & Prix Schläfli prize lecture - Chemical recyclin
 g of polymers made by controlled and free radical polymerization
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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Hyun Suk Wang\, Department of Materials\, ETHZ\nThe depoly
 merization of vinyl polymers (all-carbon backbone) is a promising approach
  to advance chemical recycling. However\, conventional approaches involve 
 extreme temperatures (typically >400 °C)\, leading to high energy consump
 tion and side reactions. Here\, we demonstrate a low-temperature approach 
 for (1) the uncontrolled and controlled depolymerizations of polymethacryl
 ates synthesized by reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT
 ) polymerization and (2) the depolymerization of commercial polymethacryla
 tes (e.g. Plexiglas). These strategies not only enable mild chemical recyc
 ling but also offer valuable insight into polymer characterization.\n\nBio
 : Hyun Suk Wang received his B.Eng and M.Eng in Chemical Engineering from 
 Korea University. He then obtained his PhD at ETH Zurich under the supervi
 sion of Prof. Athina Anastasaki as a Swiss Government Excellence Scholar. 
 During his PhD\, Hyun Suk’s research revolved around polymer synthesis v
 ia controlled radical polymerization and the chemical recycling of polymer
 s via depolymerization. He is the recipient of numerous awards including t
 he Prix Schläfli in Chemistry\, ETH Medal\, ACS Global Outstanding Gradua
 te Student Award\, and the Swiss Chemical Society MatChem PhD Student Awar
 d\, and the ETH Zurich MaP Award.
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