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January 1, 2024RSC SustainabilityOpen Access

Fast hydrolysis for chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

Patrícia Pereira Willem Slear A. C. Testa Kevin Reasons Peter M. Guirguis Phillip E. Savage Christian W. Pester

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Abstract

PET non-catalyzed, non-isothermal hydrolysis can produce 94% terephthalic acid (TPA) yield in 75 seconds.

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Pereira et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ab4a98c2a9f699624eb83fc https://doi.org/10.1039/d4su00034j

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