UNIST uses light and heat to turn waste PET bottles into chemical feedstock

UNIST- and POSTECH-researchers have developed a chemical recycling technology that converts PET into reusable feedstocks, terephthalic acid and ethylene

UNIST and POSTECH developed a method to convert waste PET bottles into terephthalic acid and ethylene using light and heat.…

Full text: https://www.dongascience.com/en/news/80692

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Hyewon Moon

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DongA Science, 2026-11-04.

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Pohang University of Science and Technology - POSTECH
UNIST

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