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A new strategy for PET depolymerization: Application of bimetallic MOF-74 as a selective catalyst

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Large-volume production of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), especially in the form of bottles and food packaging containers, causes problems with polymer waste management. Waste PET could be recycled thermally, mechanically or chemically and the last method allows to obtain individual monomers, but most often it is carried out in the presence of homogeneous catalysts, that are difficult to separate and reuse. In view of this, this work reports for the first time, application of bimetallic MOF-74 – as heterogeneous catalyst - for depolymerization of PET with high monomer bishydroxyethyl terephthalate, BHET) recovery. The effect of type and amount of second metal in the MOF-74 (Mg/M) was systematically investigated. The results showed increased activity of MOF-74 (Mg/M) containing Co2+, Zn2+ and Mn2+ as a second metal, while the opposite correlation was observed for Cu2+ and Ni2+. It was found that the highest catalytic activity was demonstrated by the introduction of Mg–Mn into MOF-74 with ratio molar 1:1, which resulted in complete depolymerization of PET and 91.8% BHET yield within 4 h. Furthermore, the obtained catalyst showed good stability in 5 reaction cycles and allowed to achieve high-purity BHET, which was confirmed by HPLC analysis. The as-prepared MOF-74 (Mg/Mn) was easy to separate from the post-reaction mixture, clean and reuse in the next depolymerization reaction.

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Category:
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Type:
artykuły w czasopismach
Published in:
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT no. 363,
ISSN: 0301-4797
Language:
English
Publication year:
2024
Bibliographic description:
Baluk M., Jutrzenka Trzebiatowska P., Pieczyńska A., Makowski D., Kroczewska M., Łuczak J., Zaleska-Medynska A.: A new strategy for PET depolymerization: Application of bimetallic MOF-74 as a selective catalyst// JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT -,iss. 363 (2024), s.121360-
DOI:
Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121360
Sources of funding:
  • COST_FREE
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Gdańsk University of Technology

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