The invention discloses a
light response type self-adaptive interface bridging agent, a preparation method thereof and application of the
light response type self-adaptive interface bridging agent in mixed plastic
recovery, and belongs to the technical field of
high polymer material recovery. The interface bridging agent is symmetrical in molecular structure, the two ends of the interface bridging agent are 3-(
trifluoromethyl)-3H-diaziridine bridging end groups capable of generating
carbene, and the middle part of the interface bridging agent comprises an
azobenzene photosensitive driving unit and a self-adaptive connecting unit (such as a
disulfide bond). The core of the method is that illumination with different wavelengths is utilized: under
ultraviolet irradiation,
azobenzene is isomerized into cis-conformation,
internal stress is generated to promote bond breakage of a connecting unit, and self-adaptive network dissociation is realized; under the
irradiation of visible light, the
azobenzene recovers trans-conformation, and the connection unit bonds are recombined to realize network reconstruction. When the mixed plastic is recycled, the interface bridging agent can reinforce
interface bonding through a
carbene insertion reaction to form a'molecular
rivet ', and dissociation and reshaping of the material are realized through light-operated reversible regulation and control. According to the invention, remote, reversible and accurate regulation and control of the material performance are realized, the process is mild, the
recovery efficiency of the incompatible mixed plastic and the performance of the regenerated product are obviously improved, and the method has a good application prospect.