@conference{
author = "Jovanović, Aleksandar and Vuksanović, Marija and Knežević, Nataša and Bošnjaković, Jovana and Bugarčić, Mladen and Milošević, Milena and Marinković, Aleksandar",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Worldwide pollution induces a negative impact on the complete environment. Modern societies are becoming
more involved in developing and implementing climate change adaptation policies as a result of
the enormous hazards that climate change poses to human safety worldwide. One of the biggest problems
that highly affects climate change is plastic pollution. Also, the utilization of a linear economy prevents the
opportunity of solving mentioned problem. Hence, a major component of the strategy for tackling plastic
pollution and trying to decrease global weather changes is an implementation of a circular economy. Plastic
has to be reduced, reused, and recycled since its widespread consumption has put environmental protection
at risk. PET, also known as polyethylene terephthalate, is a prominent polymer material used for
the production of packaging, particularly plastic bottles. The majority of PET-based products are made
using raw materials supplied from fossil fuels. However, methods based on biobased materials and recycling-
modified products for obtaining novel products from waste PET have fewer greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions than the traditional method. Therefore, the subject of this paper is the innovative technology for
the fabrication of materials by PET recycling. Obtained monomer units - glycolysates were acquired by PET
depolymerization by inducing greener solutions. The resulting glycolysate was structurally modified with
maleic anhydride and finally with 2-octanol to obtain a novel plasticizer. The physicochemical characterization
of the obtained plasticizer, performed by infrared spectroscopy with Fourier transform (FTIR) and
NMR spectroscopy, confirmed structural modifications. The mechanical characteristics of the final product
were tested after the plasticizers had been combined with bitumen at a range from 1 to 10 wt.% concentration.
In addition, other PET recycling techniques will be presented and discussed. By comparing them,
it will be determined which technique is most suitable for recycling with the smallest carbon footprint. The
second purpose of the research is to evaluate and contrast the financial and ecological implications of recycling
PET in comparison to other types of waste and renewable energy sources.",
publisher = "Novi Sad : University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences",
journal = "INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on HYDRO-CLIMATE EXTREMES and SOCIETY",
title = "Innovative Technology for Recycling Polyethylene Terephthalate: Climate Changes, Approaches, Solutions",
pages = "35-35"
}
