Depolymerization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) in dilute aqueous ammonia solution under hydrothermal conditions

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1381-1386

  Zenda, Kentaro ^a   Funazukuri, Toshitaka ^a  

^a CHUO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Depolymerization; Ethylene glycol; Hydrothermal; Poly(ethylene terephthalate); Terephthalic acid

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BEVERAGES; CONTAINERS; ETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER RECYCLING;

DEPOLYMERIZATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HYDROTHERMAL; POLY(ETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE); TEREPHTHALIC ACID;

BATCH REACTORS;

AMMONIA; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; TEREPHTHALIC ACID;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLYMERIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RECYCLING; SOLUBILITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 53349172433     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1951     Document Type: Article

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