A high-performance catalyst that dissolves polyester and realizes chemical recycling
03.10.2022
Professor Kotohiro Nomura's research group at Tokyo Metropolitan University developed two high-performance catalysts for efficient synthesis of value-added chemicals (fine chemicals, monomers) from polyester and vegetable oil. Their major finding is that simply heating a mixture of polyester and alcohol could convert the solution into raw materials. Their research is published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.