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Chemical Recycling Technology from Polyester Wastes

폴리에스터 폐자원의 화학적 재활용기술

  • Received : 2012.05.09
  • Accepted : 2012.05.23
  • Published : 2012.06.30
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Abstract

This paper reviews recent technologies for recycling poly (ethylene terephthalate) wastes. Wide application and non-biodegradability of the PET creates huge amounts of waste and disposal, leading to an environmental problem and economic loss. Chemical recycling can be a promising technology to deal with these problems by converting the waste into useful feedstock material for polyester production. Chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate are processes where the PET polymer chain is destructed by the impact of glycol (MEG) causing glycolysis, methanol causing methanolysis or water causing hydrolysis. After intensive purification polyester oligomers or the monomers MEG, dimethyl telephthalate (DMT) or purified terephthalic acid (PTA) are received which are re-used to produce polyester products.

본 논문에서는 PET를 재활용하는 최근의 기술들을 소개한다. PET가 광범위하게 사용되고 또한 썩지 않기 때문에 환경 문제를 야기하고 또한 이 물질의 폐기 및 소각은 경제적 손실이기도 하다. PET의 화학적 재활용은 이 폐기물들을 유용한 원료물질로 전환하여 PET를 재생산하는 것이 가능하게 한다. PET의 화학적 재활용은 글리콜에 의한 글리콜리시스, 메탄올에 의한 메탄올리시스, 물에 의한 가수분해 등의 반응에 의한 PET 고분자 사슬의 분해가 이루어지고, 분리정제 과정을 거쳐 MEG, DMT, PTA와 같은 단량체 혹은 폴리에스터 올리고머로 만들어진다. 이 물질들은 폴리에스터를 합성하는 데 사용될 수 있다.

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