Integrated upcycling of PET waste via ethylene glycol oxidation and CO2 electroreduction: full-cell demonstration with techno-economic and environmental assessments

Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01540A, Paper

Sang Yoon Kim, Hyeonseo Im, Kisan Chhetri, Chandan Chandru Gudal, Jiyong Kim, Chan-Hwa Chung
PET hydrolysis enables a waste PET-derived EGOR, replacing the OER to couple plastic upcycling with CO₂ utilization. TEA/LCA shows hydrolysis and downstream separations, electrochemical performance, determined-cost, emissions, and process viability.
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