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Dinda, Soumitra |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Bhavana, R. |
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Behera, Snehanjali |
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Mondal, Biswajit |
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| dc.coverage.spatial |
United Kingdom |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2024-07-31T07:39:09Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2024-07-31T07:39:09Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2024-07 |
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| dc.identifier.citation |
Dinda, Soumitra; Bhavana, R.; Behera, Snehanjali and Mondal, Biswajit, "Metal-free electrocatalytic upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate plastic to C2 products", Chemical Communications, DOI: 10.1039/D4CC01609B, Jul. 2024. |
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| dc.identifier.issn |
1359-7345 |
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| dc.identifier.issn |
1364-548X |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CC01609B |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
https://repository.iitgn.ac.in/handle/123456789/10258 |
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| dc.description.abstract |
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most used polymers, but the non-degradable and persistent nature of PET waste in the environment is a global menace. Hence upcycling PET waste becomes indispensable. Herein, we introduce the first metal-free electrochemical-upcycling of PET into value-added chemicals and H2 fuel using an organo-electrocatalyst (2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl (TEMPO). Electrolysis at pH 10 produces glycolate and oxalate exclusively while at pH 14, over-oxidation and subsequent C–C bond cleavage produce formate and carbonate as well. Tuning the rate and product selectivity via pH regulation with mechanistic insight displays a sustainable route to implement waste PET recycling. |
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| dc.description.statementofresponsibility |
by Soumitra Dinda, R. Bhavana, Snehanjali Behera and Biswajit Mondal |
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| dc.language.iso |
en_US |
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| dc.publisher |
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) |
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| dc.title |
Metal-free electrocatalytic upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate plastic to C2 products |
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| dc.type |
Article |
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| dc.relation.journal |
Chemical Communications |
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