Effect of chemical environments on stress cracking of poly(ethylene terephthalate) beverage bottles

Polymer Testing

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 660-666

  Morrison, Eric D ^a   Malvey, Megan W ^a   Johnson, Richard D ^a   Anacker, Jessica L ^a   Brown, Keith A ^b  

^a Ecolab Food and Beverage Division   (United States)

^b Plastic Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonated soft drinks; ESC; Packaging; PET; Poly(ethylene terephthalate); Polyester; Stress cracking

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BEVERAGES; BOTTLES; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ESTERS; ETHYLENE; EVAPORATION; IONS; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; NEGATIVE IONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PH; PH EFFECTS; PLASTIC BOTTLES; SODIUM; SOLUTIONS; VAPORS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BEVERAGE BOTTLES; BICARBONATE ANIONS; CARBONATED SOFT DRINKS; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACKING; ESC; ESTER BONDS; FAILURE RATE DATA; HIGH HUMIDITY; HYDROXIDE ANIONS; MUNICIPAL WATER; PACKAGING; PET; POLY(ETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE); POLYESTER; SODIUM BICARBONATES; SOLUTION EVAPORATION; STRESS CRACKING;

CRACKING (CHEMICAL);

ANIONS; BEVERAGES; BOTTLES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATES; CRACKS; ESTERS; EVAPORATION; HUMIDITY; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROXIDES; MOISTURE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; SODIUM BICARBONATE; STRESSES; VAPORS;

EID: 49149126599     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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