The valorization of waste to valuable chemicals can contribute to a more resource‐efficient and circular chemistry. In this regard, the selective degradation of end‐of‐life polymers/plastics to produce useful chemical building blocks can be a promising target. We have investigated the hydrogenative depolymerization of end‐of‐life poly(bisphenol A carbonate). Applying catalytic amounts of the commercial available Ruthenium‐MACHO‐BH complex the end‐of‐life polycarbonate was converted to bisphenol A and methanol. Importantly, bisphenol A can be reprocessed for the manufacture of new poly‐(bisphenol A carbonate) and methanol can be utilized as energy storage material.

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钌-MACHO-络合物催化寿命终止的聚（双酚A碳酸酯）的加氢解聚。

将废物转化为有价值的化学物质可以促进资源节约和循环化学的发展。在这方面，将报废聚合物/塑料选择性降解以生产有用的化学构件可能是一个有前途的目标。我们已经研究了报废的多（双酚A碳酸酯）的氢化解聚。利用催化量的市售Ruthenium-MACHO-BH络合物，将报废聚碳酸酯转化为双酚A和甲醇。重要的是，可以对双酚A进行后处理以制造新的聚碳酸双酚A，并且可以将甲醇用作储能材料。