Supercritical methanol for polyethylene terephthalate depolymerization: Observation using simulator

Waste Management

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1167-1177

  Genta, Minoru ^a   Iwaya, Tomoko ^a   Sasaki, Mitsuru ^a   Goto, Motonobu ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL TEREPHTHALATE (DMT); REACTION TIME;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; METHANOL;

SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

ETHYLENE GLYCOL; METHANOL; MONOMER; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; TEREPHTHALIC ACID; TEREPHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; METHANOL; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

ETHYLENE; METHANOL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PHTHALATE; RECYCLING; SIMULATOR;

ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; DEPOLYMERIZATION; HEAT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HEAT; METHANOL; PHTHALIC ACIDS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

POLYGALA INCARNATA;

EID: 34250615074     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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