Upcycling waste polyoxymethylene to value-added chemicals using reusable polymeric acid catalysts at ppm levels

Green Chemistry 2026 Open access

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Authors: Abhijit Sen, Aya Ohno, A.M. Chapman, Yina Xu, Jingxuan Zhang, Nobutaka Maeda, Jordan T. Carlson, Yoichi M. A. Yamada
DOI: 10.1039/d5gc06065f
Cited by: 2
References: 40

Abstract

Waste polyoxymethylene (POM) plastic was upcycled using m -phenolsulfonic acid-formaldehyde resin, a polymeric catalyst, to afford value-added chemicals, including insecticides and herbicides, using biomass-derived alcohols, amines or water.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Catalysis for Biomass Conversion Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis

Publication details

Journal / source
Green Chemistry
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Volume
28
Issue
6
Pages
2814–2821
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN