Project description
New procedures for sulfur dioxide metal-catalysed copolymerisation
The burning of sulfur-rich fossil fuels generates sulfur dioxide (SO2) which represents a growing threat to human health and the environment. The EU-funded PolySO2 project will search for new controlled procedures. The goal is to achieve direct metal-catalysed copolymerisation of SO2 and sulfone-derived sources. The project aims to advance new sustainable platforms to produce unconventional materials from renewable resources designed for high performance and recyclability. PolySO2 will examine the ring-opening polymerisation and ring-opening alternating copolymerisation of these monomer sources. The project will also search for the best depolymerising strategies of such linear chains to demonstrate full chemical recyclability.
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Funding Scheme
MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)
Coordinator
OX1 2JD Oxford
United Kingdom
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