PET recycling under mild conditions <i>via</i> substituent-modulated intramolecular hydrolysis
Shengbo Zhang, Yingying Xue, Yanfen Wu, Yu‐Xiao Zhang, Ting Tan, Zhiqiang Niu
Abstract
A set of substituted binuclear zinc catalysts are employed to investigate the structure–activity relationship in PET hydrolysis, which leads to the identification of a new catalyst with four times more activity than the methyl-substituted one.
Topics & Concepts
Intramolecular forceSubstituentHydrolysisCatalysisChemistryZincMedicinal chemistryStereochemistryOrganic chemistryRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionChemistry and Chemical Engineering