Electrolytic upcycling of PET waste plastics for energy-efficient hydrogen evolution
Guohao Xu, Zhaopeng Sun, Kai He, Xinyue He, Kai Liu, Jichang Liu, Bingjie Zhou, Yulin Deng, Wei Liu
Abstract
We achieved the conversion of waste PET into TPA and hydrogen energy under mildly acidic conditions (100 °C; acid concentration <2.5 mol L −1 ).
Topics & Concepts
Waste managementHydrogenElectrolyteMaterials scienceHydrogen fuelChemical engineeringChemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringPhysical chemistryElectrodeRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionExtraction and Separation Processes