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Fluoride recovery in degradable fluorinated polyesters

Chemical Communications 2024 6 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Christoph Fornacon‐Wood, Merlin R. Stühler, Alexandre Millanvois, Luca Steiner, Christiane Weimann, Dorothee Silbernagl, Heinz Stürm, Beate Paulus, Alex J. Plajer

Summary

Researchers synthesized a new class of degradable fluorinated polyesters by copolymerizing tetrafluorophthalic anhydride with propylene oxide or trifluoropropylene oxide, achieving up to 20 times faster degradation than non-fluorinated equivalents. The materials also allow fluoride recovery, offering potential for more sustainable use of fluorinated polymers.

We report a new class of degradable fluorinated polymers through the copolymerization of tetrafluorophthalic anhydride and propylene oxide or trifluoropropylene oxide which show up to 20 times quicker degradation than the non-fluorinated equivalents and allow for fluoride recovery.

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