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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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Angewandte Chemie, 2022 Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is utilized as one of the most popular consumer plastics worldwide, but difficulties associated with recycling PET have generated a severe environmental crisis with most PET ending its lifecycle in landfills.
Yufang Wu +10 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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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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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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Microbial degradation of polyethylene terephthalate: a systematic review
SN Applied Sciences, 2022 Plastic pollution levels have increased rapidly in recent years, due to the accumulation of plastic waste, including polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
Cesar David Benavides Fernández +3 more
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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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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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Detecting microplastics pollution in world oceans using SAR remote sensing [PDF]
, 2018 Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans is estimated to have reached 270.000 tones, or 5.25 trillion pieces. This plastic is now ubiquitous, however due to ocean circulation patterns, it accumulates in the ocean gyres, creating “garbage patches”.
Ackermann, Nicolas +6 more
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Green Chemistry, 2022 Industrial-scale upcycling of waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic into porous carbon globally for CO2 capture was verified as a multifunctional alternative to conventional CO2 absorption and plastic waste management technologies.
Xiangzhou Yuan +12 more
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