Waste management (New York, N.Y.)Polyethylene TerephthalatesRecyclingPolymerizationOzoneSodium Hydroxide
Process optimization and techno-economic analysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) depolymerization in a non-aqueous alkaline environment for monomer recovery and reuse.
Aakash Chakraborty, Damián J Castillo-Preciado, Beza Moges, Zannat Mahal, Kang Kang, Arturo Sanchez, Sudip K Rakshit
Published: 202610.1016/j.wasman.2025.115229
Abstract
This study presents a comprehensive investigation into optimizing polyethylene terephthalate (PET) depolymerization under alkaline conditions using response surface methodology (RSM). The critical process parameters studied were temperature, NaOH con…
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