Organocatalytic depolymerization of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

• Published in: Journal of polymer science. Part A, Polymer chemistry Vol. 49; no. 5; pp. 1273 - 1281
• Main Authors: Fukushima, Kazuki, Coulembier, Olivier, Lecuyer, Julien M, Almegren, Hamid A, Alabdulrahman, Abdullah M, Alsewailem, Fares D, Mcneil, Melanie A, Dubois, Philippe, Waymouth, Robert M, Horn, Hans W, Rice, Julia E, Hedrick, James L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.03.2011

We describe the organocatalytic depolymerization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), using a commercially available guanidine catalyst, 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (TBD). Postconsumer PET beverage bottles were used and processed with 1.0 mol % (0.7 wt %) of TBD and excess amount of ethyle...