Fluoride recovery in degradable fluorinated polyesters.

Authors :: Fornacon-Wood, Christoph
Stühler, Merlin R.
Millanvois, Alexandre
Steiner, Luca
Weimann, Christiane
Silbernagl, Dorothee
Sturm, Heinz
Paulus, Beate
Plajer, Alex J.
Source :: Chemical Communications. 7/25/2024, Vol. 60 Issue 58, p7479-7482. 4p.
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]