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Polyethylene terephthalate (or poly(ethylene
terephthalate), PET, PETE, or the
obsolete PETP or PET-P), is the most
common thermoplastic polymer resin...
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Terephthalic acid is also used in the
production of PBT
plastic (polybutylene
terephthalate).
Terephthalic acid was
first isolated (from turpentine) by the French...
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Dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) is an
organic compound with the
formula C6H4(COOCH3)2. It is the
diester formed from
terephthalic acid and methanol. It is...
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Polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate (PCT) is a
thermoplastic polyester formed from the
polycondensation of
terephthalic acid and cyclohexanedimethanol...
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Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) is a
thermoplastic engineering polymer that is used as an
insulator in the
electrical and
electronics industries. It...
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Polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT), is a
polyester synthesized and
patented in 1941. It is
produced by a
method called condensation polymerization or...
- Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl)
terephthalate (BHET) is an
organic compound; it is the
ester of
ethylene glycol and
terephthalic acid.
Together with 2-hydroxyethyl...
- PBAT (short for
polybutylene adipate terephthalate) is a
biodegradable random copolymer,
specifically a
copolyester of
adipic acid, 1,4-butanediol and...
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specific material, it most
commonly refers to a type
called polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
Polyesters include naturally occurring chemicals, such as in...
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Plunkett invented Teflon. In 1946, he
invented Polyester.
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
bottles are made from
ethylene and paraxylene. In 1949, Fritz...
