Determination of a recyclability index for the PET glycolysis

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 122-128

  Barboza, E S ^a   Lopez, D R ^b   Amico, S C ^a   Ferreira, C A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CRUZ DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Glycolysis; Polymer recycling; Post consumer PET; Recyclability index; Unsaturated polyester

Indexed keywords

GLYCOLYSIS; POLYMER RECYCLING; POST-CONSUMER PET; RECYCLABILITY INDEX; UNSATURATED POLYESTER;

ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCOLS; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROPYLENE; RECYCLING; RESINS; UNSATURATED POLYMERS;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY USE; MASS BALANCE; METABOLISM; PLASTIC; POLYMERIZATION; RECYCLING;

EID: 58149179935     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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