Chemical recycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate) using a new hybrid process

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 923-928

  Kim, Bo Kyung ^a   Kim, Dongpil ^a   Cho, Youngmin ^a   Han, Myungwan ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chemical recycling; Dimethyl terephthalate; Glycolysis; Methanolysis; PET

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY; DEPOLYMERIZATION; DILATOMETERS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCOLS; METHANOL; PATHOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RECYCLING; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICAL RECYCLING; DIMETHYL TEREPHTHALATE; GLYCOLYSIS; METHANOLYSIS; PET;

RATE CONSTANTS;

EID: 56649102041     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.07WE304     Document Type: Article

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