Distinguishing between virgin and post-consumption bottle-grade poly (ethylene terephthalate) using thermal properties

Polymer Testing

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 879-885

  Romão, Wanderson ^a   Franco, Marcos F ^a   Bueno, Maria Izabel M S ^a   De Paoli, Marco Aurelio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Degradation; Differential scanning calorimetry; DSC; PET; Recycling

Indexed keywords

BIMODAL BEHAVIOR; CRYSTALLIZATION RATES; DSC; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; FOOD PACKAGING INDUSTRY; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; MECHANICAL RECYCLING; MELTING TEMPERATURES; PET; PRE-FORMS; RECYCLED POLYMER; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMO-MECHANICAL PROCESSING;

CALORIMETERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ETHYLENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTIC BOTTLES; RECYCLING; RESINS; SCANNING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

EID: 77956229859     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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