Utilization of plastic bottle waste of polyethylene terephthalate as a low-cost membrane and its modifications for gas separation.

• Main Authors: Tamam Ibnu Ali, Badrut, Nareswari, Cininta, Gunawan, Triyanda, Widiastuti, Nurul, Kusumawati, Yuly, Jaafar, Juhana, Saputra, Hens, Oktavia Sulistiono, Dety
• Format: Article
• Published: Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry 2023
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/106754/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2023.07.022
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a widely used polymer in packaging products, leading to the daily disposal of millions of PET bottles as waste. 1.1 to 8.8 million tonnes of plastic waste enter the sea each year. The environmental challenge of non-biodegradable PET waste can be addressed by utili...