Polymorphism Control of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Degradation Product via Mechanochemistry Leads to Accelerated Microbial Degradation

Authors

Deepika Shingwekar, Reed College
Nicholas Lutz, Reed College
Delbert S. Botes, University of Missouri
Elani J. Cabrera-Vega, Portland State University
Gonzalo Campillo-Alvarado, Reed College
Jay L. Mellies, Reed College
Jesus Daniel Loya, Reed College

Published In

Rsc Mechanochemistry

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-5-2024

Subjects

Polyethylene Terephthalate

Abstract

Here, we optimized a chemo-microbial degradation of polyethylene terephthalate. Developed a path to mechanochemically interconvert between BHET polymorphs and established that BHET polymorphism influences bacterial biodegradation rate.

Rights

Copyright (c) 2025 The Authors

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Locate the Document

10.1039/D4MR00060A

DOI

10.1039/d4mr00060a

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/44057

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Citation Details

Shingwekar, D., Lutz, N., Botes, D. S., Cabrera-Vega, E. J., Campillo-Alvarado, G., Mellies, J. L., & Loya, J. D. (2024). Polymorphism control of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) degradation product via mechanochemistry leads to accelerated microbial degradation. RSC Mechanochemistry, 1(5), 514–519.