Degradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) catalyzed by metal-free choline-based ionic liquids

By Yachan Liu, X. Yao, Haoyu Yao, Qing Zhou, Jiayu Xin, Xingmei Lu, Suojiang Zhang. Green Chemistry, 2020

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Glycolysis of PET is a prospective way for degradation of PET to its monomer bis(hydroxyethyl)terephthalate (BHET) which can be polymerized again to form new qualified PET materials, and hence provides possibilities for a permanent loop recycling.

Subfields: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Pollution

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