Abstract: In this study, styrene (St) as monomer and divinylbenzene (DVB) as crosslinker were used as crosslinkers, and gel type (PSS) and macroporous (PSS-macro) sulfonated polystyrene heterogeneous acid catalysts were successfully prepared by suspension polymerization by adjusting the proportion of crosslinkers, and the catalytic mechanism of hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers was studied by their structural properties, and the morphological characteristics and thermal stability of gel catalysts were systematically analyzed by FTIR, SEM, TGA and other characterization methods. The hydrolysis and depolymerization process parameters and catalyst recycling performance under the action of multiple factors were explored, and an efficient hydrolysis path of PET fiber was established. The results showed that the gel-type PSS catalyst with smooth and regular structure showed better catalytic activity, and the PSS-D40% catalyst could achieve complete depolymerization of PET fibers with the best hydrolysis efficiency, the yield of terephthalic acid(TPA) was 96.9±0.5%, and the purity was 98.6% under the reaction conditions of T=200 ℃, t=120 min, and the catalyst dosage was 4%, H2O∶PET=10 ∶1 (mass ratio). The catalyst has both high catalytic activity and recyclability, which provides a new strategy for the green and high-value recycling of waste PET fiber.
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