Fig. 5: TEA, energy and environment impact of photothermal catalysis.
From: Grave-to-cradle photothermal upcycling of waste polyesters over spent LiCoO2
a Cost breakdown of the BHET MSP in the base case process and MSP with percentage contribution of each factor. b Cost breakdown of the BHET MSP in the base case process design and as a function of PET feedstock price. c Tornado plot summarizing the effect of different process variables investigated on the BHET MSP. d BHET MSP as a function of process variables of MTPY. e Simplified estimation of energy consumption in different equipment for recycling 100,000 tons of PET. f–g The impact of photothermal catalysis on reducing GHGs emission (f) and gaseous pollutants emission (g) compared to thermal catalysis.
