Factors Affecting Solvent Retention due to Gel Formation during Dissolution-Based Plastic Recycling
Hedam Kim, Ali Altamimi, Whitney S. Loo, Reid C. Van Lehn, George W. Huber · 2026
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Description
Hedam Kim and co-authors study solvent that refuses to leave recycled plastic in this 2026 paper. One recycling route dissolves mixed plastics and recovers each polymer in turn. The recovered polymer forms a gel that traps solvent, and drying it is a stubborn cost. The team tested what drives the trapping.
How the polymer was crashed out, cooling speed, and longer filtering made little difference. A learning model then weighed six traits across six polymers and nine solvents. Solvent vapor pressure mattered most, then polymer chain length. A classic interaction measure mattered least. The authors offer the model as a guide for picking pairs that dry cleanly.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hedam Kim, Ali Altamimi, Whitney S. Loo, Reid C. Van Lehn, George W. Huber |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |