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I didn’t realize that ethylene was a key step. Does this mean that I could make PET by capturing the offgassing of ripening fruit?
by derefr 3y ago
I didn’t realize that ethylene was a key step. Does this mean that I could make PET by capturing the offgassing of ripening fruit?
- pfdietz 3y agoPET is not polyethylene. Synthesis of PET involves a more complex feedstock (in particular, para-xylene to make terephthalic acid.) The other component, ethylene glycol, is made from ethylene. Ethylene from fruit would not be competitive with other non-fossil sources. However, para-xylene can be made from biomass. https://www.virent.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pX-data-sheet-v3-091819.pdf https://www.virent.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/...