DOI: 10.1039/d6py00349d ISSN: 1759-9954

Wet oxidation of polyethylene under elevated oxygen pressure: revisiting product selectivity

Vadim V. Zefirov, Polina S. Kazaryan, Svetlana V. Stakhanova, Elizaveta V. Shmakova, Alexander V. Dudkin, Ivan A. Godovikov, Elena P. Kharitonova, Marat O. Gallyamov, Alexei R. Khokhlov

Polyethylene thermooxidation in water under elevated O 2 pressure exhibits marked selectivity toward acetic acid over dicarboxylic acid products. These results provide a new basis for selective oxidative conversion of polyolefins.

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