Zibin Huang

Population-Balance Modeling of Oligomer Evolution and Reactor-Configuration Effects in Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Glycolysis

Abstract In zinc acetate-catalyzed poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) glycolysis in ethylene glycol, PET conversion and bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET) yield cannot resolve the oligomer distributions governing separation and reactor staging. We develop a repeat-unit-cons...