Biological Valorization of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Monomers for Upcycling Waste PET

By Hee Taek Kim, Jae Kyun Kim, H. Cha, Myung Jong Kang, H. Lee, Tae Uk Khang, E. Yun, Dae-Hee Lee, B. Song, Si Jae Park and 2 more. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2019

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Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), composed of terephthalic acid (TPA) and ethylene glycol (EG), is the most commonly produced polyester. Unrecycled PET waste causes serious environmental problems...

Subfields: Biomaterials, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution

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