Sodium titanium tris(glycolate) as a catalyst for the chemical recycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate) via glycolysis and repolycondensation

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 114, Issue , 2015, Pages 105-114

  Wang, Shaobo ^a   Wang, Chaosheng ^a   Wang, Huaping ^a   Chen, Xiangling ^a   Wang, Saibo ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical recycling; Glycolysis; Poly(ethylene terephthalate); Titanium catalyst

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; RECYCLING; SODIUM; TITANIUM;

CATALYTIC EFFICIENCIES; CHEMICAL RECYCLING; CONVENTIONAL CATALYST; GLYCOLYSIS; HIGH COSTS; POLY(ETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) (PET); TEREPHTHALATE; TITANIUM CATALYST;

CATALYST SELECTIVITY;

EID: 84983246807     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2015.02.006     Document Type: Article

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