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<p>The polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) industry has undergone significant expansion since the 1940s. However, the waste from PTFE products at the conclusion of their life cycle has rarely been subjected to recycling processes due to PTFE’s highly crystalline structure and high melting point. Despite considerable efforts, current approaches remain insufficient for the reuse of PTFE products. Herein, we present a method for upcycling of PTFE as a fluorinating reagent through reductive mechanochemical process mediated by potassium metal. This process efficiently degrades PTFE, including the commercial PTFE thread seal tape, within a short reaction time of 1 h at an ambient temperature to KF<sub>PTFE</sub>-Carbon. The KF<sub>PTFE</sub>-Carbon, consisting of potassium fluoride and carbon black (spectroscopic&#xa0;techniques&#xa0;suggest&#xa0;the carbon black possesses characteristics of&#xa0;reduced graphene oxide (rGO) after the&#xa0;washing process), can be directly used in fluorination reactions, yielding fluorochemicals in moderate to excellent results. The process can be extended to the destruction of a series of multiple per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), resulting in a high recovery ratio of fluorine content.</p>

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Upcycling of PTFE and PVDF to fluorochemicals through mechanochemical process

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    2025年12月11日

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  • Masashi Hattori,
  • Tatsuki Kiyono,
  • Zhengyu Zhao,
  • Masahiro Higashi,
  • Moe Fujishiro,
  • Yosuke Kishikawa,
  • Jorge Escorihuela,
  • Norio Shibata

摘要

The polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) industry has undergone significant expansion since the 1940s. However, the waste from PTFE products at the conclusion of their life cycle has rarely been subjected to recycling processes due to PTFE’s highly crystalline structure and high melting point. Despite considerable efforts, current approaches remain insufficient for the reuse of PTFE products. Herein, we present a method for upcycling of PTFE as a fluorinating reagent through reductive mechanochemical process mediated by potassium metal. This process efficiently degrades PTFE, including the commercial PTFE thread seal tape, within a short reaction time of 1 h at an ambient temperature to KFPTFE-Carbon. The KFPTFE-Carbon, consisting of potassium fluoride and carbon black (spectroscopic techniques suggest the carbon black possesses characteristics of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) after the washing process), can be directly used in fluorination reactions, yielding fluorochemicals in moderate to excellent results. The process can be extended to the destruction of a series of multiple per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), resulting in a high recovery ratio of fluorine content.