Bis(hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET) obtained from waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) glycolysis often have undesirable colors, leading to an increased cost in the decoloration of the product and limiting the industrialization of chemical recycling. In this work, eight types of ion-exchange resins were used for BHET decoloration, and resin D201 showed an outstanding performance not only in the decoloration efficiency but also in the retention rate of the product. Under the optimal conditions, the removal rate of the colorant and the retention efficiency of BHET were over 99% and 95%, respectively. D201 showed outstanding reusability with five successive cycles, and the decolored BHET and its r-PET showed good chromaticity. Furthermore, the investigations of adsorption isotherms, kinetics, and thermodynamics have been conducted, which indicated that the decoloration process was a natural endothermic reaction. Adsorption interactions between the colorant and resin were extensively examined by various characterizations, revealing that electrostatic force, π-π interactions, and hydrogen bonding were the dominant adsorption mechanisms.
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