Quantitative Chemical Conversion of PET Waste Bottles, Textile Wastes by Exclusive Transesterification with Alcohols by FeCl <sub>3</sub> –Amine Catalyst Systems
Quantitative chemical recycling of PET waste bottles and textile waste has been attained by transesterification with alcohol using a FeCl3–benzimidazole catalyst system affording corresponding terephthalic acid diesters [dimethyl terephthalate (DMT), diethyl terephthalate (DET), bis(hydroxyethyl)terephthalate (BHET) etc.] exclusively even under scale-up conditions. The addition of a small amount (1.0–3.0 equiv) of benzimidazole (or pyridine) enhanced the activity without diminishing the exclusive selectivity.
Authors
- Youshu Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6920-3928)
- Kotohiro Nomura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3661-6328)
- Mohamed Soliman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0167-2610)
- Kanticha Jaiyen
Institutions
- Tokyo Metropolitan University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACS Sustainable Resource Management
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.5c00447
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Polymer crystallization and properties
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.61