Statistical modeling of chemical recycling of PET

This study focuses on the depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from mineral waterbottles, which is one of the most common polymers in nature. The process involves usingglycolysis to break down the PET into ethylene glycol (EG) and bis-۲-hydroxyethyl terephthalate(BHET) monomer, as well as larger oligomers. Understanding the breakdown mechanism and bondcleavage is crucial for achieving efficient transformations. To this purpose, a statistical modelmethod was used to obtain the mechanism of single chain degradation of Polyethylene terephthalateby ethylene glycol molecules. The resulting model was successfully fitted to experimental data,providing valuable insights into the depolymerization process

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Modeling ، PET ، Depolymerization