Mechanism of stress cracking of poly(ethylene terephthalate) beverage bottles: A method for the prevention of stress cracking based on water hardness

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 656-665

  Morrison, Eric D ^a   Malvey, Megan W ^a   Johnson, Richard D ^a   Hutchison, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a Ecolab Food and Beverage Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottles; Hydrolysis; PET; Poly(ethylene terephthalate); Stress cracking

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGE BOTTLES; CARBONATED SOFT DRINKS; HARDNESS IONS; MITIGATING EFFECTS; PET BOTTLES; SOFT DRINK BOTTLES; SOLUTION EVAPORATION; STRESS CRACKING; STRESS CRACKS; TEST METHOD; WATER HARDNESS;

BEVERAGES; BOTTLES; CARBONATE MINERALS; CRACKS; ETHYLENE; HARDNESS; HYDROLYSIS; PH EFFECTS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; WATER QUALITY;

CRACKING (CHEMICAL);

EID: 77349113140     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.11.049     Document Type: Article

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