A focused review on recycling and hydrolysis techniques of polyethylene terephthalate

H Abedsoltan - Polymer Engineering & Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is used in textile and packaging industries. The main
source of PET production is fossil fuels with limited capacity. Also, PET products are single …

Acetolysis of waste polyethylene terephthalate for upcycling and life-cycle assessment study

Y Peng, J Yang, C Deng, J Deng, L Shen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
To reduce environmental pollution and reliance on fossil resources, polyethylene
terephthalate as the most consumed synthetic polyester needs to be recycled effectively …

A dual enzyme system composed of a polyester hydrolase and a carboxylesterase enhances the biocatalytic degradation of polyethylene terephthalate films

M Barth, A Honak, T Oeser, R Wei… - Biotechnology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
TfCut2 from Thermobifida fusca KW3 and the metagenome‐derived LC‐cutinase are
bacterial polyester hydrolases capable of efficiently degrading polyethylene terephthalate …

Effect of hydrolysis products on the enzymatic degradation of polyethylene terephthalate nanoparticles by a polyester hydrolase from Thermobifida fusca

M Barth, T Oeser, R Wei, J Then, J Schmidt… - Biochemical …, 2015 - Elsevier
The biocatalytic hydrolysis of post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a
promising approach for an environmentally friendly plastic recycling process. The influence …

Enzymatic hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate films in an ultrafiltration membrane reactor

M Barth, R Wei, T Oeser, J Then, J Schmidt… - Journal of membrane …, 2015 - Elsevier
Synthetic aromatic polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are degraded by
microbial polyester hydrolases at mild reaction conditions compared to chemical processes …

Poly (4-styrenesulfonic acid): A recoverable and reusable catalyst for acid hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate

H Abedsoltan, IS Omodolor, AC Alba-Rubio… - Polymer, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (4-styrenesulfonic acid)(PSSA) was used as a recoverable acid catalyst for the
hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) to terephthalic acid (TPA) and ethylene glycol …

Acid catalyst screening for hydrolysis of post-consumer PET waste and exploration of acidolysis

P Pereira, PE Savage, CW Pester - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Efficient recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics is a global concern due to the
growing volume of plastic waste and its environmental impact. We studied PET hydrolysis …

Upcycling discarded polyethylene terephthalate plastics into superior tensile strength and impact resistance materials with a facile one–pot process

B Gao, C Yao, X Sun, A Yaras, L Mao - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Discarding PET plastic (dPET) causes serious environmental pollution and enormous fossil
resources waste. Processing techniques have mainly focused on the conversion of dPET …

Efficiency of acid digestion procedures for geochemical analysis of tungsten mining wastes

Z Han, M Edraki, AD Nguyen… - Geochemistry: Exploration …, 2021 - lyellcollection.org
There is an increasing global demand for tungsten, which is a critical element used in
various industries. There are millions of tons of current and legacy mineral processing …

Preparation and characterisation of water soluble polyester coatings based on waste materials

SY Tawfik, MW Sabaa, RT Botros - Pigment & Resin Technology, 2017 - emerald.com
Preparation and characterisation of water soluble polyester coatings based on waste materials
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