Hydrolytic depolymerization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) waste at high temperature under autogenous pressure

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1093-1113

  Goje, A S ^a   Thakur, S A ^a   Diware, V R ^b   Patil, S A ^a   Dalwale, P S ^a   Mishra, S ^b  

^a SSBT'S College of Engineering and Technology   (India)

^b NORTH MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Depolymerization; Hydrolysis; Kinetics; Poly(ethylene terephthalate); Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DATA REDUCTION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; HYDROLYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

CHARGE RATIO; ETHYLENE GLYCOL (EG); TEREPHTHALIC ACID (TPA);

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYMER SCIENCE; PRESSURE;

EID: 7744237348     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PPT-200030031     Document Type: Article

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