Catalytically transforming legacy phthalate esters from plastic waste into benzoic acid and benzoate plasticizers

S Windels, DE De Vos - Chemical Communications, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This study demonstrates the catalytic conversion of real plastic waste-extracted phthalate
plasticizers into benzoic acid (BA), via a one-pot hydrolysis–decarboxylation process based …