Dual-catalytic depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

Kayla Delle Chiaie; Fergus McMahon; Esme Williams; Matt Price; Andrew Dove

doi:10.1039/c9py01920k

Dual-catalytic depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

Kayla Delle Chiaie, Fergus McMahon, Esme Williams, Matt Price, Andrew Dove

Chemistry

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Abstract

Limiting our plastic waste and finding greener, more sustainable solutions for disposal is currently an environmental priority. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), one of the more prominent single-use plastics, has recently been under investigation for chemical recycling as a means to ameliorate the environmental impact. This work reports a dual-catalytic approach to the chemical recycling of PET, aiming to combine inexpensive, readily available Lewis acid–base pairs to exhibit cooperative catalytic activity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1450-1453
Number of pages	4
Journal	Polymer Chemistry
Volume	11
Issue number	8
Early online date	17 Feb 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c9py01920k
Publication status	Published - 28 Feb 2020

Keywords

depolymerization
PET
polyethylene terephthalate
plastic
sustainable polymers
catalytic activity

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Bioengineering
Polymers and Plastics
Biochemistry
Organic Chemistry

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