The quantitative conversion of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and Coca-Cola bottles to <i>p</i>-xylene over Co-based catalysts with tailored activities for deoxygenation and hydrogenation
Yuewen Shao, Mengjiao Fan, Kai Sun, Guoming Gao, Chao Li, Dianqiang Li, Yuchen Jiang, Lijun Zhang, Shu Zhang, Xun Hu
Abstract
The highly selective conversion of polyethylene terephthalate and Coca-Cola bottles to p -xylene with a yield of >99.0% was achieved over the Co–Fe–Al catalyst with a CoFe alloy.
Topics & Concepts
Polyethylene terephthalateCatalysisCoca colaYield (engineering)DeoxygenationXyleneMaterials scienceChemical engineeringp-XyleneChemistryNuclear chemistryOrganic chemistryTolueneComposite materialBusinessEngineeringAdvertisingCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesCatalysts for Methane ReformingCatalytic Processes in Materials Science