Upcycling waste PET and CO2 to useful chemicals: Multi-functional catalysis at its best

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2023-03-10

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Article

Authors
Bavykina, Anastasiya
Gascon, Jorge

KAUST Department
KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
Chemical Engineering Program
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division

Date
2022-03

Abstract
In a recent article in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Ding Ma and colleagues demonstrate that, with the right multifunctional catalyst, everything is possible: through the synergetic coupling of three different reactions, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and CO2 can be transformed into to dimethyl cyclohexanedicarboxylate or p-xylene, two chemical intermediates with high added value.

Citation
Bavykina, A., & Gascon, J. (2022). Upcycling waste PET and CO2 to useful chemicals: Multi-functional catalysis at its best. Chem, 8(3), 615–616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2022.02.019

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Elsevier BV

Journal
Chem

DOI
10.1016/j.chempr.2022.02.019

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