Chapter 14: Organocatalysis for Depolymerisation

This chapter considers the use of organic catalysts for the depolymerisation of polymers. This is an increasingly important topic within polymer science, given the large amount of plastic that is manufactured each year, and has recently been highlighted to be entering our environment and food chain. Organic catalysts present a more environmentally friendly method than using metal-based catalysts for converting this waste into either monomers or other products. The advances in this field are thoroughly reviewed herein.