Cover Feature: Highly Efficient Solid‐State Hydrolysis of Waste Polyethylene Terephthalate by Mechanochemical Milling and Vapor‐Assisted Aging (ChemSusChem 1/2021)

The Cover Feature shows the transformation of post-consumer waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into terephthalic acid by mechanochemical ball milling, vapor-assisted aging, or their combination. Near-quantitative PET conversion, high yields and purity of terephthalic acid, and selectivity in mixtures of different plastics can be achieved at ambient temperature and pressure. More information can be found in the Full Paper by V. Štrukil.