Grant project deliverable

Techno-economic feasibility assessment on the viability of using waste PET to produce MOFs

Grant holder: Dr J Wren

Institution: CSIR

Grant: CSIR/IU/WRIU/2018/018

Duration: 1 May 2018 to 31 March 2019

Status: Complete

Project outline: The aim of this project is to review the proposed solution and determine if the business idea of PET-to-MOFs has a good chance of success by taking into account the technical feasibility, economical appraisal, commercial viability and risk assessment.

» Briefing note: Techno-economic feasibility assessment on the viability of using waste PET (trays and coloured bottles) to produce metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) (2019)
» Technical report: Ren, J. et al. (2019). Techno-economic feasibility assessment on the viability of using waste PET (trays and coloured bottles) to produce Metal-Organic Framework (MOFs). Council for Scientific and Industrial Research: Pretoria.