Metal-catalysed Poly(Ethylene) terephthalate and polyurethane degradations by glycolysis
The recovery of Polyol from PolyUretane (PU) and Bis(2-HydroxyEthyl) Terephthalate (BHET) from Poly(Ethylene) Terephthalate (PET) from plastic waste by transesterification reactions was achieved, by using a wide scope of simple air-stable metal salts, Lewis acids, mixtures of commercially available...
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Published in | Journal of organometallic chemistry Vol. 902; p. 120972 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Elsevier B.V
01.12.2019
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Summary: | The recovery of Polyol from PolyUretane (PU) and Bis(2-HydroxyEthyl) Terephthalate (BHET) from Poly(Ethylene) Terephthalate (PET) from plastic waste by transesterification reactions was achieved, by using a wide scope of simple air-stable metal salts, Lewis acids, mixtures of commercially available phosphine/phosphite ligands with metal salts and low-valent [Ni(COD)2] as catalytic precursors, in the presence of ethyleneglycol as a transesterification agent. A kinetic study with cobalt chloride led to the conclusion that the PET degradation with metal salts behaves as a consecutive reaction with an induction period. The use of σ-donor or σ-donor/π-acceptor bidentate phosphine ligands, such as dcype and dppe, along with CoCl2 or [Ni(COD)2] improved the PET degradation process. For both rigid and flexible PU, FeCl3 was the most active catalyst precursor.
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•PET and PU degradation by glycolysis.•Catalytic methodology.•Air stable, earth abundant and cheap catalysts.•High recovery yields. |
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ISSN: | 0022-328X 1872-8561 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2019.120972 |