Environmental Degradation of Poly (ethylene Terephthalate)

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 1991, Pages 690-696

  Mohammadian, M ^a   Allen, N S ^a   Edge, M ^a   Jones, K ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTLES - PLASTICS; POLYESTERS - DEGRADATION; POLYMERS - THERMAL PROPERTIES; SYNTHETIC FIBERS - DEGRADATION;

ACETALDEHYDE; POLYESTER BOTTLE MATERIALS; THERMAL DEGRADATION;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

EID: 0026254407     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051759106101109     Document Type: Article

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