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Reversibly Crosslinked Polyurethane Fibres from Sugar-Based 5-Chloromethylfurfural: Synthesis, Fibre-Spinning and Fibre-to-Fibre Recycling

Warlin, Niklas ; Garcia Gonzalez, Maria Nelly LU orcid ; N. L. de Menezes, Rafael LU orcid ; Karajos, Andras ; Olsson, Emma ; Almqvist, Caroline ; Sayed, Mahmoud LU orcid ; Mankar, Smita V. LU ; Valsange, Nitin LU and Abdelaziz, Omar Y. LU , et al. (2025) In ChemSusChem 18(4).
Abstract
The development of recyclable crosslinked thermosetting fibres is an challenging research topic. In the present work, we have designed and synthesized polyurethane fibers from fructose-derived 5-chloromethylfurfural (CMF) and lignin-derived monomeric phenols. The greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of CMF showed comparable results to that of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a high potential sugar-based platform molecule. The wet-spun biobased polyurethane fibers produced could be conveniently crosslinked using Diels–Alder chemistry to effectively enhance the glass transition temperature and mechanical properties. At a mildly elevated temperature (140 °C), the chemically crosslinked fibers could be effectively... (More)
The development of recyclable crosslinked thermosetting fibres is an challenging research topic. In the present work, we have designed and synthesized polyurethane fibers from fructose-derived 5-chloromethylfurfural (CMF) and lignin-derived monomeric phenols. The greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of CMF showed comparable results to that of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a high potential sugar-based platform molecule. The wet-spun biobased polyurethane fibers produced could be conveniently crosslinked using Diels–Alder chemistry to effectively enhance the glass transition temperature and mechanical properties. At a mildly elevated temperature (140 °C), the chemically crosslinked fibers could be effectively de-crosslinked, which enabled complete separation from a mixture with poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and cotton fibers. This results outline a potential strategy to design and fabricate new biobased fibres with reversible crosslinking, which may enable fibre-to-fibre recycling. (Less)
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ChemSusChem
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18
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4
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e202402067
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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  • pmid:39352793
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1864-564X
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10.1002/cssc.202402067
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English
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  abstract     = {{The development of recyclable crosslinked thermosetting fibres is an challenging research topic. In the present work, we have designed and synthesized polyurethane fibers from fructose-derived 5-chloromethylfurfural (CMF) and lignin-derived monomeric phenols. The greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of CMF showed comparable results to that of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a high potential sugar-based platform molecule. The wet-spun biobased polyurethane fibers produced could be conveniently crosslinked using Diels–Alder chemistry to effectively enhance the glass transition temperature and mechanical properties. At a mildly elevated temperature (140 °C), the chemically crosslinked fibers could be effectively de-crosslinked, which enabled complete separation from a mixture with poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and cotton fibers. This results outline a potential strategy to design and fabricate new biobased fibres with reversible crosslinking, which may enable fibre-to-fibre recycling.}},
  author       = {{Warlin, Niklas and Garcia Gonzalez, Maria Nelly and N. L. de Menezes, Rafael and Karajos, Andras and Olsson, Emma and Almqvist, Caroline and Sayed, Mahmoud and Mankar, Smita V. and Valsange, Nitin and Abdelaziz, Omar Y. and Hulteberg, Christian P. and Bäcklund, Fredrik G. and Guo, Zengwei and Rehnberg, Nicola and Lundmark, Stefan and Hatti-Kaul, Rajni and Jannasch, Patric and Zhang, Baozhong}},
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  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{ChemSusChem}},
  title        = {{Reversibly Crosslinked Polyurethane Fibres from Sugar-Based 5-Chloromethylfurfural: Synthesis, Fibre-Spinning and Fibre-to-Fibre Recycling}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202402067}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/cssc.202402067}},
  volume       = {{18}},
  year         = {{2025}},
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