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. 2018 Aug 10;4(8):eaat9669. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aat9669

Fig. 2. Selective separation of two different polyesters via the catalytic hydrogenolysis approach.

Fig. 2

Top: Selective polymer hydrogenolysis of PLA and PET using [Ru(triphos-xyl)methylallyl]NTf2; reaction conditions: PLA (2 mmol), PET (2 mmol), [Ru(triphos-xyl)methyllaly]NTf2 (10 μmol), 1,4-dioxane (4 ml), H2 (100 bar), 16 hours. Conversion and selectivity were determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy using mesitylene as internal standard. Bottom: Flow diagram, illustrating the envisioned processing of polymer mixtures.