Biobased terephthalic acid technologies: A literature review

Industrial Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 91-105

  Collias, Dimitris I ^a   Harris, Angela M ^b   Nagpal, Vidhu ^c   Cottrell, Ian W ^d   Schultheis, Mikell W ^e  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^c H J Heinz Company   (United States)

^d Nike   (United States)

^e The Coca Cola Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CONDENSATION; INDUSTRY; PLASTIC CONTAINERS; SHOE MANUFACTURE; TECHNOLOGY;

BIO-BASED MATERIALS; COCA-COLA COMPANIES; COMMODITY CHEMICALS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE; FORD MOTOR COMPANIES; MONO ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES (PET);

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

CATALYSTS; CONDENSATION; OXIDATION; PLASTIC CONTAINERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; SHOES;

EID: 84898846385     PISSN: 15509087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ind.2014.0002     Document Type: Review

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