Chemical recycling of post-consumer PET into high-performance polymer aerogels
Zihe Liu, Shunjie Liu, Hongming Zhang, Xianhong Wang
Abstract
A chemical upcycling route from post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles/fibers to high-performance polymer aerogels is proposed.
Topics & Concepts
Polyethylene terephthalatePolymerMaterials scienceAerogelPolyethyleneChemical engineeringComposite materialEngineeringAerogels and thermal insulationAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsSurface Modification and Superhydrophobicity