Catalytic hydrogenation of dimethyl terephthalate

Levin, Sune; Diner, I.S.; Gurevich, G.S.

doi:10.1016/0031-6458(63)90064-9

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“…66−68 The reaction yielded around 98% DMT in 90 min without any catalyst. 69 After the reaction, flash column F-1 was used to evaporate products, recirculate unreacted TPA, and purge heavy impurities. Next, the distillation column C-1 collected DMT from the bottom, while C-2 recycled the excess methanol from the top.…”

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Economic and Environmental Benefits of Modular Microwave-Assisted Polyethylene Terephthalate Depolymerization

Luo

Selvam

Vlachos

et al. 2023

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.

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The growing amount of plastic waste endangers the environment. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is among the most widespread plastics due to its extensive use in fibers and packaging. Recently, chemical recycling and upcycling approaches have been proposed to produce valuable products from bale PET feedstocks. This work performs techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment to evaluate the environmental and economic performances of various technologies, including electrification via microwaves over a heterogeneous catalyst. We demonstrate that using a microwave-assisted heterogeneous glycolysis process to produce bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET) could have lower production costs and emissions than the traditional dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) route due to the high reactivity and excellent reusability of the catalyst. The fast reaction rate and high selectivity render this process ideal for handling spatially distributed PET waste effectively.

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