MUMBAI, India, June 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202618066774 A) filed by Canada Inc. on May 27, 2026, for Terephthalic Acid Esters Formation.
Inventors include Essaddam, Fares; and Essaddam, Adel.
The application for the patent was published on June 19, 2026, under issue no. 25/2026.
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the formation of a terephthalate by depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using a glycoxide catalyst. Preferably, the reaction is carried out in methanol, the glycoxide is monosidum glycoxide and the terephthalate product is dimethyl terephthalate (DMT). The monosodium glycoxide catalyst is preferably prepared as a suspension by reacting sodium hydroxide with...