Preparation and properties of high electrical conductivity elastomer from alcoholysis product of waste plastic

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Figure 1. Plastic waste management from 1960 to 2018 in the US^[1].

Figure 2. PET alcoholysis process.

Table 1. The naming of electrically conductive elastomers (based on the mass of LiTFSI).

Product name	Mass of LiTFSI (g)
0% LiTFSI electrically conductive elastomer	0.000
5% LiTFSI electrically conductive elastomer	0.875
10% LiTFSI electrically conductive elastomer	1.750
15% LiTFSI electrically conductive elastomer	2.625
20% LiTFSI electrically conductive elastomer	3.500

Figure 3. Prepolymerization and polymerization process of preparation of electrically conductive elastomers.

Figure 4. (a) The electrically conductive elastomer product before drying; (b) The electrically conductive elastomer product after drying 18 hours.

Figure 5. The structure of electrically conductive elastomers.

Figure 6. The survey scans the XPS spectrum of 20% LiTSFI conductive elastomer.

Figure 7. (a) The C1s region scan XPS of 20% LiTSFI conductive elastomer; (b) the N1s region scan XPS of 20% LiTSFI conductive elastomer; (c) the O1s region scan XPS of 20% LiTSFI conductive elastomer; (d) the F1s region scan XPS of 20% LiTSFI conductive elastomer; (e) the S2p region scan XPS of 20% LiTSFI conductive elastomer; (f) the Li1s region scan XPS of 20% LiTSFI conductive elastomer.

Figure 8. FT-IR spectroscopy of electrically conductive elastomers.

Table 2. Carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen content of conductive elastomers of different masses of LiTSFI.

Sample	Carbon	Hydrogen	Nitrogen
0% LiTSFI	58.06 %	8.24 %	5.77 %
5% LiTSFI	53.47 %	7.99 %	6.33 %
10% LiTSFI	48.76 %	8.13 %	12.5 %
15% LiTSFI	51.01 %	7.15 %	5.56 %
20% LiTSFI	49.97 %	6.99 %	5.52 %

Figure 9. The surface and cross-section SEM images of conductive elastomers.

Figure 10. Conductivity rate of electrically conductive elastomers.

Figure 11. Thermal diffusivity of electrically conductive elastomers.

Figure 12. Thermogravimetric analysis diagram of conductive elastomers.

Figure 13. Light transmittance of conductive elastomers.

United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2023, April 23). Facts and Figures about Materials, Waste and Recycling Plastics: Material-Specific Data. Epa.gov. https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/plastics-material-specific-data#PlasticsTableandGraph

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