Refer the following link:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_a_suitable_solvent_to_dissolve_plastic_found_in_E-waste
I think acids as H2SO4, but the polymer will be decomposed, may be benzen of other organic solvents.
Dichlorobenzene & Xylene at relatively elevated temperatures are good solvent materials used for dissolving polymer materials.
Refer the following link:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_a_suitable_solvent_to_dissolve_plastic_found_in_E-waste
That depends on the monomers that made up the polymer but generally organic solvent.
Hello,
The organic solvents are regarded as a good solvents to dissolve most polymer such as benzene, Toluene, Xylene..... some types of polymer can be dissolved in water or ethanol.
While it depends on the individual repeating units of the monomer, trying NMP (n-methyl pyrrolidone) or xylene or toluene could be tried. Remember these are carcinogens. Whether the polymer was formed using addition vs. condensation polymerization also makes a difference what solvent you can use. In general it is easier to dissolve a polymer synthesized using condensation polymerization such as PMMA using common solvents.
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theta solvent is a solvent in which polymer coils act like ideal chains
http://polymerdatabase.com/polymer%20physics/Polymer%20Solubility.html
actually, it is depending on the repeating units that form the polymer chains, and what kinds and how many Functional groups on these chains, but in general for synthesis traditional polymer benzene, Toluene, Xylene are public to use, for natural polymers there are other solvents
Solubility depends upon nature of polymer. Without knowing polymer solvent cannot be determined.
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It vary from compound to compound. We cannot generalize.
How a polymer gets dissolved
(http://pslc.ws/macrog/property/solpol/ps3.htm).
Aqua regia.
Which types of polymer are you talking about?? Is it natural or synthetic polymer???
NMP (n-methyl pyrrolidone) can dissolve many polymers but it may have health effects. Methylene chloride has also been suggested
Well if the discussion is about synthetic polymer, then i agree with the response of Sandeep Chandrashekharappa . DMF and DMSO are the strongest solvent.
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