Recycling of Polyethylene Terephthalate Using High-pressure Steam Treatment
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Catalyst-free depolymerization of PET and PC in supercritical alcohol or high-pressure steam has also proven efficient for recovering high-quality monomers equivalent to the virgin monomers produced from petroleum.
“The catalyst-free depolymerization of PET and PC in supercritical alcohol 410,411 or high-pressure steam 412,413 has also proven efficient for recovering high-quality monomers equivalent to the virgin monomers produced from petroleum.”
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- Authors
- Noritake, A., Hori, M., Shigematsu, M., & Tanahashi, M.
- Affiliations
- Gifu University (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Tanahashi, Mitsuhiko
- ORCID
- Shigematsu, Mikiji
- Venue
- Polymer Journal
- Published
- 2008-04-09
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 498-502
- ISSN
- 0032-3896 (ISSN-L)
- 1349-0540
- OpenAlex
- W2056736551
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Polymer Journal (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer crystallization and properties
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Waste Management and Recycling
- Keywords
- polyethylene terephthalate, PET recycling, thermal depolymerization, oligomerization, monomer recovery, repolymerization, crystallinity, glass transition temperature, melting point
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