Natural depolymerization of waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) by neutral hydrolysis in marine water

被引：85

作者：

Stanica-Ezeanu, Dorin ^{[1
]}

Matei, Danuta ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Petr Gas Univ Ploiesti, Ploiesti, Romania

来源：

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | 2021年 / 11卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1038/s41598-021-83659-2

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most widely used materials for food packaging and fishing nets. After use it become waste and, due to poor collection, most will be found floating in marine waters. This paper presents the results of a study of PET depolymerization by hydrolysis. We observed that marine water is a perfect reactant because it contains a multitude of metal ions that act as catalysts. A first-order kinetic model was developed and experimental data fitted to it. An activation energy of 73.5 kJ/mole and a pre-exponential factor of 5.33x10(7) h(-1) were obtained. Considering that the global ocean is a huge batch reactor operating under isothermal conditions, the solution of the mathematical model shows that in tropical regions only 72 years is needed for total and only 4.5 years for 50% PET conversion.

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