Premium
Microwave irradiation as an energy source in poly(ethylene terephthalate) solvolysis
Author(s) -
Kržan Andrej
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19980808)69:6<1115::aid-app8>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - solvolysis , ethylene glycol , polyethylene terephthalate , methanol , ethylene , reagent , materials science , polyethylene glycol , polymer chemistry , chemistry , hydrolysis , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , composite material , catalysis , engineering
Solvolysis by glycols and alcohols is an established method for the chemical recycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET). In our work, we investigated the use of microwave radiation as the energy source in PET solvolysis reactions, and the conditions that govern its effectiveness. The main advantage of microwave use are short reaction times, between 4 and 10 min, in which complete PET degradation is achieved. Solvolysis reagents used were methanol, propylene glycol, and polyethylene glycol 400. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 69: 1115–1118, 1998