Researchers develop biomass alternative of chemical used in production of PET bottles
date:Jun 06, 2012
ars away from that.

Our technology is cheaper and produces a higher yield than alternatives but price and yield are not synonymous.

Catalyst design

Dauenhauer added that they had to design a zeolite catalyst as the reaction didnt want to happen when the two chemicals were mixed together.

To go through the process of seeing it doesnt work at first to the breakthrough in a year, which isnt a lot in research terms, is very exciting,he added.

The research, funded by the US Department of Energy
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