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How to accelerate thermal poly(propylene carbonate) degradation?

Sergey Aleksandrovich Rzhevskiy 1
Sergey Aleksandrovich Rzhevskiy
, 
Andrey Fedorovich Asachenko 1, 2
Andrey Fedorovich Asachenko
, 
Maksim Anatol'evich Topchiy 1
Maksim Anatol'evich Topchiy
, 
Anna V Plutalova 2
Anna V Plutalova
, 
Ivan O. Solomin 3
Ivan O. Solomin
, 
Lidya D. Guk 2
Lidya D. Guk
, 
Nikita M Belov 2
Nikita M Belov
, 
Elena Vyacheslavna Chernikova 1, 2
Elena Vyacheslavna Chernikova
, 
Irina Petrovna Beletskaya 1, 2
Irina Petrovna Beletskaya
10.71267/mencom.7952
Published 2026-03-24
Communication , Volume 36, Issue 3, 301-304
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Rzhevskiy S. A. et al. How to accelerate thermal poly(propylene carbonate) degradation? // Mendeleev Communications. 2026. Vol. 36. No. 3. pp. 301-304.
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Rzhevskiy S. A., Asachenko A. F., Topchiy M. A., Plutalova A. V., Solomin I. O., Guk L. D., Belov N. M., Chernikova E. V., Beletskaya I. P. How to accelerate thermal poly(propylene carbonate) degradation? // Mendeleev Communications. 2026. Vol. 36. No. 3. pp. 301-304.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.71267/mencom.7952
UR - https://mendcomm.colab.ws/publications/10.71267/mencom.7952
TI - How to accelerate thermal poly(propylene carbonate) degradation?
T2 - Mendeleev Communications
AU - Rzhevskiy, Sergey Aleksandrovich
AU - Asachenko, Andrey Fedorovich
AU - Topchiy, Maksim Anatol'evich
AU - Plutalova, Anna V
AU - Solomin, Ivan O.
AU - Guk, Lidya D.
AU - Belov, Nikita M
AU - Chernikova, Elena Vyacheslavna
AU - Beletskaya, Irina Petrovna
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/03/24
PB - Mendeleev Communications
SP - 301-304
IS - 3
VL - 36
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@article{2026_Rzhevskiy,
author = {Sergey Aleksandrovich Rzhevskiy and Andrey Fedorovich Asachenko and Maksim Anatol'evich Topchiy and Anna V Plutalova and Ivan O. Solomin and Lidya D. Guk and Nikita M Belov and Elena Vyacheslavna Chernikova and Irina Petrovna Beletskaya},
title = {How to accelerate thermal poly(propylene carbonate) degradation?},
journal = {Mendeleev Communications},
year = {2026},
volume = {36},
publisher = {Mendeleev Communications},
month = {Mar},
url = {https://mendcomm.colab.ws/publications/10.71267/mencom.7952},
number = {3},
pages = {301--304},
doi = {10.71267/mencom.7952}
}
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Rzhevskiy, Sergey Aleksandrovich, et al. “How to accelerate thermal poly(propylene carbonate) degradation?.” Mendeleev Communications, vol. 36, no. 3, Mar. 2026, pp. 301-304. https://mendcomm.colab.ws/publications/10.71267/mencom.7952.
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Keywords

carbon dioxide
catalysis
cyclic carbonates
cyclodepolymerization
epoxides
polycarbonates
polymerization

Abstract

High-molecular weight poly(propylene carbonate) undergoes thermal decomposition into cyclic 1,2-propylene carbonate at elevated temperatures. This process can be significantly accelerated via use of a high-temperature radical initiator or CoII/CoIII salen complexes.

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Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
23-SCH07-02

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