Recently we have shown the self-healing ability of a poly(urea-urethane) elastomer reversibly cured with aromatic disulfide bridges. Here we show that although being chemically crosslinked, such materials can be easily reprocessed by applying heat and pressure to obtain any desired form. This offers a unique paradigm towards thermoset processing and recycling, as well as for isocyanate-free manipulation of polyurethanes.Scheme 1 Schematic representation of aromatic disulfide metathesis in the PUU thermoset elastomer described here.
Nanojewels as catalysts: Degradation of phenol with a small excess of H2O2 can be achieved by using gold nanoparticles supported on Fenton‐treated diamond nanoparticles as a highly selective (at least 79 %) and efficient (turnover number: 321 000) catalyst for the Fenton reaction at room temperature. The proposed mechanism is shown schematically in the picture.
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