Materials and process innovation often enables future technology.   We have developed a process using a volatile catalyst (called VOLCAT) for the rapid glycolysis of polyesters, most notably poly(ethyl terephthalate) or PET.   This presentation will describe the development pathway of the catalyst for this process and then describe the impact of various post-consumer recycled feedstocks on the quality of the produced monomer and subsequent polymer.  This talk will highlight the VOLCAT process and will include a discussion of the role of foreign materials on the kinetics and quality of the products.

VOLCAT:  The development of a zero-waste catalytic recycling process for post-consumer PET

255th National Meeting (2018)

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