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Methanolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in the presence of aluminium tiisopropoxide catalyst to form dimethyl terephthalate and ethylene glycol
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In this article, it was shown that the rate of methanolysis strongly depends on the solubility of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and that the depolymerization took place at random positions on the polymer chain.About:
This article is published in Polymer Degradation and Stability.The article was published on 2003-03-01. It has received 173 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Dimethyl terephthalate & Polyethylene terephthalate.read more
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Recycling and recovery routes of plastic solid waste (PSW): A review
TL;DR: Although primary and secondary recycling schemes are well established and widely applied, it is concluded that many of the PSW tertiary and quaternary treatment schemes appear to be robust and worthy of additional investigation.
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Chemical recycling of waste plastics for new materials production
TL;DR: A review of the state of the art in chemical recycling can be found in this article, where the authors describe technologies available for sorting and recycling plastic solid waste into feedstocks, as well as state-of-the-art techniques to chemically recycle commercial plastics.
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Methods of Recycling, Properties and Applications of Recycled Thermoplastic Polymers
TL;DR: In this paper, an updated survey of the main thermoplastic polymers in order to obtain recyclable materials for various industrial and indoor applications is presented, where the synthesis approach significantly impacts the properties of such materials and these properties in turn have a significant impact on their applications.
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Poly (ethylene terephthalate) recycling for high value added textiles
Sang Ho Park,Seong Hun Kim +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the problems in the use and disposal of poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and including the concise background of virgin and recycled PET as well as their possible applications are reviewed.
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Manganese-, cobalt-, and zinc-based mixed-oxide spinels as novel catalysts for the chemical recycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate) via glycolysis
Muhammad Imran,Do Hyun Kim,Waheed A. Al-Masry,Asif Mahmood,Azman Hassan,Sajjad Haider,Shahid M. Ramay +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, a process consisting of a set of new catalysts with optimised process conditions for the maximum production of highly pure bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET) via glycolysis was demonstrated.
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Chemical Recycling of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)
Daniel Paszun,Tadeusz Spychaj +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the state of the art in the field of chemical recycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is reviewed and the theoretical basis of the ester bond cleavage and a wide spectrum of degrading agents and final products are presented.
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A kinetic study of the hydrolytic degradation of polyethylene terephthalate at high temperatures
TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied the depolymerization of molten PET in excess water using a 2 L stirred pressure reactor at temperatures of 250, 265, and 280°C.
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Study on methanolytic depolymerization of PET with supercritical methanol for chemical recycling
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the effect of temperature, weight ratio of methanol to PET, and reaction time on the performance of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) depolymerization.
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Hydrolysis of waste PET by sulfuric acid at 150°C for a chemical recycling
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Alkali-catalyzed methanolysis of polycarbonate. A study on recycling of bisphenol A and dimethyl carbonate
TL;DR: Alkali-catalyzed methanolysis of poly[2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane carbonate] (PC) in a mixed solvent of methanol (MeOH) and toluene or dioxane was studied in this paper.