What is the best way to dissolve PET bottles?

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Mushtaq Ahmad

https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_can_you_dissolve_Polyethylene_terephthalate_Is_there_any_solvent_which_can_easily_dissolve_the_PET

please see already discussed one

Jerry Decker

Suggest you try hot ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, or triethylene glycol with safety precautions.

Mina Karimi-Avargani

The best solvents for PET are 4-Chlorophenol and 2-Chlorophenol at 100˚C.