Sodium ethoxide as an environmentally benign and cost-effective catalyst for chemical depolymerization of post-consumer PET waste
Saqib Javed, Dennis Ropel, Dieter Vogt
Abstract
Sodium ethoxide, a cost-effective catalyst, completely outperforms the hitherto studied catalysts making large-scale PET depolymerization processes possibly far more sustainable.
Topics & Concepts
DepolymerizationSodium ethoxideCatalysisOrganic chemistryChemistryWaste managementEngineeringEthanolRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies