title: Chemical scavenging of post-consumed clothes.
abstract: Aiming toward the rectification of fiber grade PET waste accumulation as well as recycling and providing a technically viable route leading to preservation of the natural resources and environment, the post consumed polyester clothes were chemically recycled. Post consumed polyester clothes were recycled into bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET) monomer in the presence of ethylene glycol as depolymerising agent and zinc acetate as catalyst. Depolymerized product was characterized by chemical as well as analytical techniques. The fiber grade PET was eventually converted into BHET monomer with nearly 90% yield by employing 1% catalyst concentration and at optimum temperature of 180°C without mechanical input of stirring condition.
authors.affiliation: Industrial Chemistry Department, V.P. & R.P.T.P. Science College, Vallabh Vidyanagar 388120, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Amit A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Barot
authors.affiliation: Industrial Chemistry Department, V.P. & R.P.T.P. Science College, Vallabh Vidyanagar 388120, Gujarat, India. Electronic address: drvijaysinha@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: Vijay Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Sinha
mesh_terms: D003020:Clothing; D019855:Ethylene Glycol / Q000737:chemistry*; D006019:Glycolysis; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates / Q000737:chemistry*; D059027:Recycling / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D010795:Phthalic Acids; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; C110732:bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)terephthalate; D019855:Ethylene Glycol
keywords: Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate; Eco scavenging approach; Polyester; Post-consumed clothes