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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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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Influence of processing parameters and composition on the effective compatibilization of polypropylene–poly(ethylene terephthalate) blends [PDF]
, 2016 The effects of the addition of different functionalized compatibilizers on toughness, morphology and rheological properties of a polypropylene (PP) - poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) (85-15 wt%) blend were studied.
Koster, Rolf +3 more
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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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Antimicrobial nano-silver non-woven polyethylene terephthalate fabric via an atmospheric pressure plasma deposition process [PDF]
, 2015 An antimicrobial nano-silver non-woven polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fabric has been prepared in a three step process. The fabrics were first pretreated by depositing a layer of organosilicon thin film using an atmospheric pressure plasma system, then
Aziz, Gaelle +7 more
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The post-yield fracture of a ductile polymer film: Notch quality, essential work of fracture, crack tip opening displacement, and J-integral [PDF]
, 2017 Double edge notched tension (DENT) specimens of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film were tested in an universal testing machine, measuring the displacements and the ligament lengths with a digital image correlation (DIC) system.
Arencón Osuna, David +3 more
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Recycling, 2023 Water bottles are widely used in the Gulf countries. One estimate indicates that the water bottle usage in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may reach up to 250 L of water per person annually.
Wisam Abu Jadayil, Eman Aqil
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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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Endocrine disruptors in bottled mineral water : total estrogenic burden and migration from plastic bottles [PDF]
, 2009 Background, aim, and scope Food consumption is an important route of human exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals. So far, this has been demonstrated by exposure modeling or analytical identification of single substances in foodstuff (e.g ...
Oehlmann, Jörg, Wagner, Martin
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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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