Acetaldehyde generation in poly(ethylene terephthalate) resins for water bottles

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1407-1433

  Bashir, Z ^a   Al Uraini, A A ^a   Jamjoom, M ^a   Al Khalid, A ^a   Al Hafez, M ^a   Ali, Syed ^a  

^a SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde; Acetaldehyde regeneration; Bottle resin; Injection molding; PET; Stretch blow molding

Indexed keywords

GLASS BOTTLES; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYMERIZATION; RESINS;

WATER BOTTLES;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

EID: 0036906039     PISSN: 10601325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MA-120016044     Document Type: Article

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