Cholinium-based ionic liquid catalysts for polyethylene terephthalate glycolysis: understanding the role of solvent and a reappraisal of the cation contribution

Abstract

A combined computational and experimental investigation has revealed a new pathway for the degradation of PET using cholinium-based ionic liquid catalysis, which led to a reappraisal of the role of the cholinium unit in catalysis and the development of more efficacious related systems.