Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 Microplastic is a growing concern as an environmental contaminant as it is ubiquitous in our ecosystems. Microplastics are present in terrestrial environments, yet the majority of studies have focused on the adverse effects of microplastics on aquatic ...
Serita Fudlosid +6 more
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Biodegradability and biocompatibility of copoly(butylene sebacate-co-terephthalate)s [PDF]
, 2017 In the present study poly (butylene sebacate-co-terephthalate)s having different compositions were synthesized with a high yield and a random distribution by thermal transesterification of poly (butylene sebacate) and poly (butylene terephthalate ...
Faramarz Afshar Taromi, Faramarz Afshar +5 more
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Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2021 Background The world today is faced with the humongous challenge of removing the numerous plastic wastes in our environment. Efforts in the removal or remediation of these materials from the ecosystem are presently at the budding stage.
Chidi Edbert Duru +2 more
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The formation of a nanohybrid shish-kebab (NHSK) structure in melt-processed composites of poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) [PDF]
, 2017 The combination of synchrotron Small- and Wide-Angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS), and thermal analysis was used to follow the evolution of crystalline morphology and crystallization kinetics in a series of melt-processed composites of poly(ethylene ...
Bikondoa, Oier +7 more
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Alkaline Depolymerization of Polyethylene Terephthalate Plastic Waste
Tikrit Journal of Engineering Sciences, 2015 Depolymerization reaction is considered one of the most significant ways of converting waste polyethylene terephthalate in to terephthalic acid. The water polyethylene terephthalate bottle waste was collected from different places in Baghdad.
Ammar S. Abbas
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Effects of Polyethylene Terephthalate Fibre Reinforcement on Mechanical Properties of Concrete
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022 Cracked concrete is a problem due to several factors such as poor maintenance, insufficient reinforcement, or steel corrosion leading to crack propagation.
NZ Nkomo, LM Masu, PK Nziu
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Constant rate thermal analysis for thermal stability studies of polymers [PDF]
, 2011 This paper explores the relationship between the shapes of temperature-time curves obtained from experimental data recorded by means of constant rate thermal analysis (CRTA) and the kinetic model followed by the thermal degradation reaction.
Criado Luque, José Manuel +3 more
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Reactive melt processing of poly(ethylene terephthalate) waste into calcium terephthalate
eXPRESS Polymer Letters, 2021 Recycling of waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) has attracted much attention in recent years because of the pressure from the environment. However, the cost-effective conversion of waste PET into value-added products by ecofriendly methods remains ...
Y. Y. Li, D. G. Yao, M. Q. Ge
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Characteristics and combustion kinetics of fuel pellets composed of waste of polyethylene terephthalate and biomass [PDF]
Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 2021 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The needs of fuel pellets from varied feed stocks have opened up opportunities and challenges for pellets production from non-woody biomass.
K. Manatura, U. Samaksaman
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Structural basis of terephthalate recognition by solute binding protein TphC
Nature Communications, 2021 The presence of the gene encoding the solute binding protein TphC has been shown to permit the uptake of terephthalate (TPA), which is the breakdown product of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic.
Trishnamoni Gautom +9 more
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