Upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate to high-value chemicals by carbonate-interchange deconstruction

2025/01/01 by Nicholas J. Galan, Isaiah T. Dishner, Bobby G. Sumpter +6 · 1 voice
Environmental Science · #Recycling and Waste Management Techniques #Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d5gc03354c

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/26

Abstract

Carbonates enable PET deconstruction to valuable terephthalate products with high selectivity and low solvent demand.

Citations

• NWChem: A comprehensive and scalable open-source solution for large scale molecular simulations
• Critical advances and future opportunities in upcycling commodity polymers

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