Upcycling Waste Polyoxymethylene to Value-added Chemicals Using Reusable Polymeric Acid Catalysts at ppm Levels

Abhijit Sen; Aya Ohno; A.M. Chapman; Yina Xu; Jingxuan Zhang; Nobutaka Maeda; Jordan T. Carlson; Yoichi M. A. M. A. Yamada

doi:10.1039/d5gc06065f

January 1, 2026Green Chemistry

Upcycling Waste Polyoxymethylene to Value-added Chemicals Using Reusable Polymeric Acid Catalysts at ppm Levels

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This research aims to upcycle waste polyoxymethylene into valuable chemicals using reusable catalysts.
Used m-phenolsulfonic acid-formaldehyde resin as a polymeric heterogeneous catalyst.
Employed biomass-derived alcohols and amines in the upcycling process.
Successfully generated multiple value-added chemicals, including solvents and herbicides.
Demonstrated the potential for low-level (ppm) catalyst effectiveness.

Implication

Upcycling waste polyoxymethylene generates solvents and herbicides using polymeric acid catalysts, indicating potential for industrial applications.

Abstract

Waste polyoxymethylene (POM) plastic was upcycled using m-phenolsulfonic acid-formaldehyde resin, a polymeric heterogeneous catalyst, to afford multiple value-added chemicals, including solvents, insecticides, herbicides, and pillar[5]arenes using biomass-derived alcohols, amines or...

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Sen et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Upcycling Waste Polyoxymethylene to Value-added Chemicals Using Reusable Polymeric Acid Catalysts at ppm Levels

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