Chemolytic depolymerisation of PET: a review

E Barnard, JJR Arias, W Thielemans - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing new, alternative ways to recycle plastics is an important and pressing challenge
for industry and academy, given its significant impact on CO2 emissions as well as …

The chemical recycling of polyesters for a circular plastics economy: challenges and emerging opportunities

J Payne, MD Jones - ChemSusChem, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Whilst plastics have played an instrumental role in human development, growing
environmental concerns have led to increasing public scrutiny and demands for outright …

Discovery and mechanism-guided engineering of BHET hydrolases for improved PET recycling and upcycling

A Li, Y Sheng, H Cui, M Wang, L Wu, Y Song… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Although considerable research achievements have been made to address the plastic crisis
using enzymes, their applications are limited due to incomplete degradation and low …

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in the packaging industry

R Nisticò - Polymer Testing, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the third most widely diffused polymer exploited in the
packaging industry, monopolizing the bottles market for beverages, and covering almost the …

Catalytic methods for chemical recycling or upcycling of commercial polymers

SC Kosloski-Oh, ZA Wood, Y Manjarrez… - Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymers (plastics) have transformed our lives by providing access to inexpensive and
versatile materials with a variety of useful properties. While polymers have improved our …

Analysis of the polyester clothing value chain to identify key intervention points for sustainability

C Palacios-Mateo, Y Van der Meer, G Seide - Environmental Sciences …, 2021 - Springer
Clothing is one of the primary human needs, and the demand is met by the global
production of thousands of tons of textile fibers, fabrics and garments every day. Polyester …

Current developments in chemical recycling of post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate wastes for new materials production: A review

AB Raheem, ZZ Noor, A Hassan, MK Abd Hamid… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper appraised divergent chemical depolymerization routes for reprocessing
chemically synthesis polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics bottle waste and offer …

Polyethylene terephthalate degradation under natural and accelerated weathering conditions

T Sang, CJ Wallis, G Hill, GJP Britovsek - European polymer journal, 2020 - Elsevier
This review presents an overview of the state of the art in understanding of the chemistries
behind polyethylene terephthalate (PET) degradation under hydrolytic and photolytic …

State of the art in recycling waste thermoplastics and thermosets and their applications in construction

M Kazemi, SF Kabir, EH Fini - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymeric products such as plastics and rubbers are in widespread use, and the recycling of
these polymeric materials has not kept pace with the increased production. There are …

Progress in the catalytic glycolysis of polyethylene terephthalate

J Xin, Q Zhang, J Huang, R Huang, QZ Jaffery… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper briefly reviews the development history of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and
the recycling of PET. As one of the most promising way to degrade PET into oligomers and …