From trash to cash: current strategies for bio-upcycling of recaptured monomeric building blocks from poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) waste
Adriano Carniel, Nathália Ferreira dos Santos, Filipe Smith Buarque, João Victor Mendes Resende, Bernardo Dias Ribeiro, Isabel M. Marrucho, Maria Alice Zarur Coelho, Aline Machado de Castro
Abstract
Bio-upcycling of monomers recovered from poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) waste is a novel alternative to turn recycling process more economically attractive by obtaining several products with higher added value.
Topics & Concepts
MonomerEthylenePoly ethyleneMaterials sciencePolyethylene terephthalateWaste managementPulp and paper industryPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryChemistryComposite materialPolymerCatalysisEngineeringMicroplastics and Plastic Pollutionbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesRecycling and Waste Management Techniques