A research team led by Professor Kotohiro Nomura from Tokyo Metropolitan University has developed a method for the depolymerisation of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) using alcohols and an inexpensive, readily available iron trichloride catalyst. This method can be applied to the selective chemical recycling of both textile and plastic waste mixtures. Plastic waste is an environmental …
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