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. 2026 Jun 17;12(25):eaed5675. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aed5675

Fig. 3. Methods for solvent system selection and depolymerization mechanisms.

Fig. 3.

(A) Prediction of solvents that selectively dissolve PSf using HSPs. (B) Schematic diagram of the synchrotron radiation facility and in situ high-temperature (HT) infrared (IR) spectrometry. (C to E) In situ HT-IR spectra to investigate the interaction between catalyst and solvent, and the catalytic depolymerization pathways of the model compound (Mode) in various solvents. EG, ethylene glycol; EG-d4, deuterated ethylene glycol–d4. (F to H) Mass spectra and corresponding chemical structures of depolymerization products of the Mode and PET substrate in deuterated and nondeuterated solvents. m/z, mass/charge ratio.