Elucidating activity-property relationships of dual catalysts for poly(ethylene terephthalate) depolymerisation
Open Access
- 15 April 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Catalysis Science & Technology
- Vol. 16 (10) , 3528-3535
Abstract
Design rules for PET glycolysis are established by correlating metal acetate electronegativity with organobase p K a to predict optimal catalyst pairs. DFT studies support a cooperative single-entity catalytic mechanism.Keywords
Funding Information
- University of Birmingham
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/X039234/1)
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/X039129/1)
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/X039129/2)
- Royal Society (UF/160021)
- Royal Society (URF\R\221027)
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