Alcoholysis of polyethylene terephthalate to produce dioctyl
Dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) is a new kind of green and non-toxic plasticizer. The traditional process to prepare DOTP is costly and complicated, thus it is very necessary to find an efficient and environmentally-friendly way to obtain DOTP.
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Eco-DEHCH is one of the most recognized phthalate-free plasticizer developed by a research team at Hanwha Solutions’ Chemical Division, providing eco-friendly alternative for hazardous dioctyl phthalate (DOP) and less-harmful but less-effective terephthalate like dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP).
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Dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) plasticizers are used as an alternative, but done so at the expense of product quality. The new eco-friendly plasticizer ECO-DEHCH from Hanwha, however, is not short on quality and it is safe for humans.
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate commonly abbreviated DEHT (Dioctyl terephthalate or DOTP), is an organic compound with the formula C 6 H 4 (CO 2 C 8 H 17) 2. It is a non- phthalate plasticizer, being the diester of terephthalic acid and the branched-chain 2-ethylhexanol, which is referred to as octyl.
States Ban as New Study Finds Toxic
The report also found that six out of seven vinyl gloves contained Dioctyl terephthalate, DEHT or Dioctyl terephthalate, DOTP. New research suggests that DOTP may also be a hormone-disrupting chemical. Human exposure is widespread and increasing. DOTP is also capable of leaching into food so It’s a major source of exposure to the chemical.
- What is Dioctyl terephthalate?
- Dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) is a new kind of green and non-toxic plasticizer. The traditional process to prepare DOTP is costly and complicated, thus it is very necessary to find an efficient and environmentally-friendly way to obtain DOTP. In this study, we prepared DOTP from the alcoholysis of polyethylen
- Can CHCl-based des be used to prepare DOTP under mild conditions?
- This work confirmed that ChCl-based DESs are favorable for the degradation of PET to prepare DOTP under mild conditions, which can also be used for other polymer degradation strategies. Dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) is a new kind of green and non-toxic plasticizer.
- How to prepare DOTP from the alcoholysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)?
- In this study, we prepared DOTP from the alcoholysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) by using 2-ethyl-1-hexanol (2-EH) as the solvent, and used choline chloride-based deep eutectic solvents (ChCl-based DESs) as the catalysts due to their cheapness, low toxicity and ease of preparation.
