Selective PET recycling: Iron catalyst and alcohols convert bottles and textiles into valuable compounds

Professor Kotohiro Nomura’s research group at Tokyo Metropolitan University has developed an efficient method for the exclusive depolymerization of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PET bottles and textile wastes, using alcohols and an inexpensive, readily available and Earth-abundant iron catalyst. This method can provide a new possibility for the selective chemical conversion of polyester…
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