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150 relations: Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union, Acetaldehyde, Aliphatic compound, Amorphous solid, Antimony, Antimony trioxide, Arene substitution pattern, Aromaticity, Ars Technica, Bacillus, Base (chemistry), Bioplastic, Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl) terephthalate, Blister pack, Blow molding, Bond cleavage, BoPET, Calico Printers' Association, Carbonation, Catalysis, Celsius, Centrifugation, Charpy impact test, Chloroform, Clamshell (container), Cobalt, Condensation polymer, Copolymer, Cross-link, Crystallinity, Crystallite, Crystallization of polymers, Cyclohexanedimethanol, Depolymerization, Diethylene glycol, Diffusion, Dimethyl terephthalate, Disinfectant, Distillation, Drawing (manufacturing), DuPont, Endocrine disruptor, Environmental Health Perspectives, Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, Ester, Esterase, Ethanol, Ethylene, Ethylene glycol, Evaporation, ... Expand index (100 more) »
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Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union
The Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union was the highest scientific institution of the Soviet Union from 1925 to 1991.
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Acetaldehyde
Acetaldehyde (IUPAC systematic name ethanal) is an organic chemical compound with the formula CH3 CHO, sometimes abbreviated as MeCHO.
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Aliphatic compound
In organic chemistry, hydrocarbons (compounds composed solely of carbon and hydrogen) are divided into two classes: aromatic compounds and aliphatic compounds (G. aleiphar, fat, oil).
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Amorphous solid
In condensed matter physics and materials science, an amorphous solid (or non-crystalline solid) is a solid that lacks the long-range order that is characteristic of a crystal.
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Antimony
Antimony is a chemical element; it has symbol Sb and atomic number 51.
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Antimony trioxide
Antimony(III) oxide is the inorganic compound with the formula Sb2O3.
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Arene substitution pattern
Arene substitution patterns are part of organic chemistry IUPAC nomenclature and pinpoint the position of substituents other than hydrogen in relation to each other on an aromatic hydrocarbon.
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Aromaticity
In organic chemistry, aromaticity is a chemical property describing the way in which a conjugated ring of unsaturated bonds, lone pairs, or empty orbitals exhibits a stabilization stronger than would be expected by the stabilization of conjugation alone.
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Ars Technica
Ars Technica is a website covering news and opinions in technology, science, politics, and society, created by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes in 1998.
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Bacillus
Bacillus (Latin "stick") is a genus of Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria, a member of the phylum Bacillota, with 266 named species.
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Base (chemistry)
In chemistry, there are three definitions in common use of the word "base": Arrhenius bases, Brønsted bases, and Lewis bases.
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Bioplastic
Bioplastics are plastic materials produced from renewable biomass sources, such as vegetable fats and oils, corn starch, straw, woodchips, sawdust, recycled food waste, etc.
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Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl) terephthalate
Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET) is an organic compound; it is the ester of ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid. Polyethylene terephthalate and Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl) terephthalate are terephthalate esters.
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Blister pack
A blister pack is any of several types of pre-formed plastic packaging used for small consumer goods, foods, and for pharmaceuticals.
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Blow molding
Blow molding (or moulding) is a manufacturing process for forming hollow plastic parts.
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Bond cleavage
In chemistry, bond cleavage, or bond fission, is the splitting of chemical bonds.
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BoPET
BoPET (biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate) is a polyester film made from stretched polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and is used for its high tensile strength, chemical stability, dimensional stability, transparency, reflectivity when metallized, gas and moisture barrier properties, and electrical insulation. Polyethylene terephthalate and BoPET are food packaging, plastics, polyesters and terephthalate esters.
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Calico Printers' Association
The Calico Printers' Association Ltd was a British textile company founded in 1899, from the amalgamation of 46 textile printing companies and 13 textile merchants.
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Carbonation
Carbonation is the chemical reaction of carbon dioxide to give carbonates, bicarbonates, and carbonic acid.
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Catalysis
Catalysis is the increase in rate of a chemical reaction due to an added substance known as a catalyst.
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Celsius
The degree Celsius is the unit of temperature on the Celsius temperature scale "Celsius temperature scale, also called centigrade temperature scale, scale based on 0 ° for the melting point of water and 100 ° for the boiling point of water at 1 atm pressure." (originally known as the centigrade scale outside Sweden), one of two temperature scales used in the International System of Units (SI), the other being the closely related Kelvin scale.
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Centrifugation
Centrifugation is a mechanical process which involves the use of the centrifugal force to separate particles from a solution according to their size, shape, density, medium viscosity and rotor speed.
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Charpy impact test
In materials science, the Charpy impact test, also known as the Charpy V-notch test, is a standardized high strain rate test which determines the amount of energy absorbed by a material during fracture.
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Chloroform
Chloroform, or trichloromethane (often abbreviated as TCM), is an organochloride with the formula and a common solvent.
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Clamshell (container)
A clamshell is a one-piece container consisting of two halves joined by a hinge area which allows the structure to come together to close.
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Cobalt
Cobalt is a chemical element; it has symbol Co and atomic number 27.
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Condensation polymer
In polymer chemistry, condensation polymers are any kind of polymers whose process of polymerization involves a condensation reaction (i.e. a small molecule, such as water or methanol, is produced as a byproduct).
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Copolymer
In polymer chemistry, a copolymer is a polymer derived from more than one species of monomer.
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Cross-link
emanate, and formed by reactions involving sites or groups on existingmacromolecules or by interactions between existing macromolecules.
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Crystallinity
Crystallinity refers to the degree of structural order in a solid.
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Crystallite
A crystallite is a small or even microscopic crystal which forms, for example, during the cooling of many materials.
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Crystallization of polymers
Crystallization of polymers is a process associated with partial alignment of their molecular chains. Polyethylene terephthalate and Crystallization of polymers are polymers.
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Cyclohexanedimethanol
Cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) is a mixture of isomeric organic compounds with formula C6H10(CH2OH)2.
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Depolymerization
Depolymerization (or depolymerisation) is the process of converting a polymer into a monomer or a mixture of monomers. Polyethylene terephthalate and Depolymerization are polymers.
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Diethylene glycol
Diethylene glycol (DEG) is an organic compound with the formula (HOCH2CH2)2O.
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Diffusion
Diffusion is the net movement of anything (for example, atoms, ions, molecules, energy) generally from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration.
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Dimethyl terephthalate
Dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) is an organic compound with the formula C6H4(COOCH3)2. Polyethylene terephthalate and Dimethyl terephthalate are Commodity chemicals and terephthalate esters.
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Disinfectant
A disinfectant is a chemical substance or compound used to inactivate or destroy microorganisms on inert surfaces.
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Distillation
Distillation, also classical distillation, is the process of separating the component substances of a liquid mixture of two or more chemically discrete substances; the separation process is realized by way of the selective boiling of the mixture and the condensation of the vapors in a still.
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Drawing (manufacturing)
Drawing is a manufacturing process that uses tensile forces to elongate metal, glass, or plastic.
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DuPont
DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours.
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Endocrine disruptor
Endocrine disruptors, sometimes also referred to as hormonally active agents, endocrine disrupting chemicals, or endocrine disrupting compounds are chemicals that can interfere with endocrine (or hormonal) systems.
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Environmental Health Perspectives
Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) is a peer-reviewed open access journal published monthly with support from the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).
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Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts
Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of environmental science.
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Ester
In chemistry, an ester is a functional group derived from an acid (organic or inorganic) in which the hydrogen atom (H) of at least one acidic hydroxyl group of that acid is replaced by an organyl group.
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Esterase
In biochemistry, an esterase is a class of enzyme that splits esters into an acid and an alcohol in a chemical reaction with water called hydrolysis (and as such, it is a type of hydrolase).
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Ethanol
Ethanol (also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol) is an organic compound with the chemical formula. Polyethylene terephthalate and Ethanol are Commodity chemicals and Household chemicals.
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Ethylene
Ethylene (IUPAC name: ethene) is a hydrocarbon which has the formula or. Polyethylene terephthalate and Ethylene are Commodity chemicals.
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Ethylene glycol
Ethylene glycol (IUPAC name: ethane-1,2-diol) is an organic compound (a vicinal diol) with the formula. Polyethylene terephthalate and Ethylene glycol are Commodity chemicals and Household chemicals.
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Evaporation
Evaporation is a type of vaporization that occurs on the surface of a liquid as it changes into the gas phase.
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Federal Office of Public Health
The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) is the Swiss federal government's centre for public health and a part of the Swiss Federal Department of Home Affairs.
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Fibre-reinforced plastic
Fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP; also called fibre-reinforced polymer, or in American English fiber) is a composite material made of a polymer matrix reinforced with fibres. Polyethylene terephthalate and fibre-reinforced plastic are plastics.
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Film base
A film base is a transparent substrate which acts as a support medium for the photosensitive emulsion that lies atop it.
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Furfural
Furfural is an organic compound with the formula C4H3OCHO.
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Gas cylinder
A gas cylinder is a pressure vessel for storage and containment of gases at above atmospheric pressure.
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Glass transition
The glass–liquid transition, or glass transition, is the gradual and reversible transition in amorphous materials (or in amorphous regions within semicrystalline materials) from a hard and relatively brittle "glassy" state into a viscous or rubbery state as the temperature is increased.
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Helium
Helium (from lit) is a chemical element; it has symbol He and atomic number 2.
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Hydrolase
In biochemistry, hydrolases constitute a class of enzymes that commonly function as biochemical catalysts that use water to break a chemical bond: This typically results in dividing a larger molecule into smaller molecules.
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Hydrolysis
Hydrolysis is any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds.
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Hydrophobe
In chemistry, hydrophobicity is the physical property of a molecule that is seemingly repelled from a mass of water (known as a hydrophobe).
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Hygroscopy
Hygroscopy is the phenomenon of attracting and holding water molecules via either absorption or adsorption from the surrounding environment, which is usually at normal or room temperature.
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Ideonella sakaiensis
Ideonella sakaiensis is a bacterium from the genus Ideonella and family Comamonadaceae capable of breaking down and consuming the plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using it as both a carbon and energy source.
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Imperial Chemical Industries
Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) was a British chemical company.
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Incineration
Incineration is a waste treatment process that involves the combustion of substances contained in waste materials. Polyethylene terephthalate and Incineration are English inventions.
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Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom)
The Intellectual Property Office of the United Kingdom (often referred to as the UK IPO) is, since 2 April 2007, the operating name of The Patent Office.
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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The organized International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 16million volunteers, members, and staff worldwide.
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Intrinsic viscosity
Intrinsic viscosity \left is a measure of a solute's contribution to the viscosity \eta of a solution.
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Isophthalic acid
Isophthalic acid is an organic compound with the formula C6H4(CO2H)2.
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John Rex Whinfield
John Rex Whinfield CBE (16 February 1901 in Sutton, Surrey, England – 6 July 1966 in Dorking, Surrey) was a British chemist.
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Joule
The joule (pronounced, or; symbol: J) is the unit of energy in the International System of Units (SI).
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Magnetic tape
Magnetic tape is a medium for magnetic storage made of a thin, magnetizable coating on a long, narrow strip of plastic film.
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Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.
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Metallised film
Metallised films (or metallized films) are polymer films coated with a thin layer of metal, usually aluminium. Polyethylene terephthalate and Metallised film are plastics.
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Metalloid
A metalloid is a chemical element which has a preponderance of properties in between, or that are a mixture of, those of metals and nonmetals.
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Methanol
Methanol (also called methyl alcohol and wood spirit, amongst other names) is an organic chemical compound and the simplest aliphatic alcohol, with the chemical formula (a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group, often abbreviated as MeOH). Polyethylene terephthalate and Methanol are Commodity chemicals.
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Micrometre
The micrometre (Commonwealth English) as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American English), also commonly known by the non-SI term micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equalling (SI standard prefix "micro-".
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Molar mass
In chemistry, the molar mass (or molecular weight) of a chemical compound is defined as the ratio between the mass and the amount of substance (measured in moles) of any sample of the compound.
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Molecular mass
The molecular mass (m) is the mass of a given molecule.
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Monomer
A monomer (mono-, "one" + -mer, "part") is a molecule that can react together with other monomer molecules to form a larger polymer chain or three-dimensional network in a process called polymerization.
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Nanodiamond
Nanodiamonds, or diamond nanoparticles, are diamonds with a size below 100 nanometers.
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Nanometre
molecular scale. The nanometre (international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: nm), or nanometer (American spelling), is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one billionth (short scale) of a meter (0.000000001 m) and to 1000 picometres.
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Nathaniel Wyeth (inventor)
Nathaniel C. Wyeth (October 24, 1911 – July 4, 1990) was an American mechanical engineer and inventor.
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Natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas, methane gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane (95%) in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.
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Nitric acid
Nitric acid is the inorganic compound with the formula.
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Nocardia
Nocardia is a genus of weakly staining Gram-positive, catalase-positive, rod-shaped bacteria.
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Norrish reaction
A Norrish reaction, named after Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, is a photochemical reaction taking place with ketones and aldehydes.
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Nucleation
In thermodynamics, nucleation is the first step in the formation of either a new thermodynamic phase or structure via self-assembly or self-organization within a substance or mixture.
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P-Xylene
p-Xylene (''para''-xylene) is an aromatic hydrocarbon.
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Packaging
Packaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use.
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Papermaking
Papermaking is the manufacture of paper and cardboard, which are used widely for printing, writing, and packaging, among many other purposes.
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Pascal (unit)
The pascal (symbol: Pa) is the unit of pressure in the International System of Units (SI).
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PET bottle recycling
Although PET is used in several applications (principally textile fibres for apparel and upholstery, bottles and other rigid packaging, flexible packaging and electrical and electronic goods), as of 2022 only bottles are collected at a substantial scale.
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Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil, also referred to as simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations.
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Phases of ice
The phases of ice are all possible states of matter for water as a solid.
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Phosphite anion
A phosphite anion or phosphite in inorganic chemistry usually refers to 2− but includes − (−).
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Photo-oxidation of polymers
In polymer chemistry photo-oxidation (sometimes: oxidative photodegradation) is the degradation of a polymer surface due to the combined action of light and oxygen. Polyethylene terephthalate and photo-oxidation of polymers are polymers.
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Photovoltaics
Photovoltaics (PV) is the conversion of light into electricity using semiconducting materials that exhibit the photovoltaic effect, a phenomenon studied in physics, photochemistry, and electrochemistry.
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Phthalates
Phthalates, or phthalate esters, are esters of phthalic acid.
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Plastic
Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient. Polyethylene terephthalate and Plastic are plastics.
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Plastic recycling
Plastic recycling is the processing of plastic waste into other products.
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Polyamide
A polyamide is a polymer with repeating units linked by amide bonds. Polyethylene terephthalate and polyamide are thermoplastics.
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Polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate
Polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate (PCT) is a thermoplastic polyester formed from the polycondensation of terephthalic acid and cyclohexanedimethanol. Polyethylene terephthalate and Polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate are polyesters, terephthalate esters and thermoplastics.
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Polyester
Polyester is a category of polymers that contain one or two ester linkages in every repeat unit of their main chain. Polyethylene terephthalate and Polyester are polyesters and thermoplastics.
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Polyethylene
Polyethylene or polythene (abbreviated PE; IUPAC name polyethene or poly(methylene)) is the most commonly produced plastic. Polyethylene terephthalate and Polyethylene are Commodity chemicals, thermoplastics and transparent materials.
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Polyethylene terephthalate
Polyethylene terephthalate (or poly(ethylene terephthalate), PET, PETE, or the obsolete PETP or PET-P), is the most common thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family and is used in fibres for clothing, containers for liquids and foods, and thermoforming for manufacturing, and in combination with glass fibre for engineering resins. Polyethylene terephthalate and Polyethylene terephthalate are Biomaterials, Commodity chemicals, English inventions, flexible electronics, food packaging, Household chemicals, plastics, polyesters, polymers, terephthalate esters, thermoplastics and transparent materials.
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Polymer
A polymer is a substance or material consisting of very large molecules linked together into chains of repeating subunits. Polyethylene terephthalate and polymer are polymers.
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Polymer degradation
Polymer degradation is the reduction in the physical properties of a polymer, such as strength, caused by changes in its chemical composition.
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Polymer stabilizer
Polymer stabilizers (British English: polymer stabilisers) are chemical additives which may be added to polymeric materials, such as plastics and rubbers, to inhibit or retard their degradation.
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Polypropylene
Polypropylene (PP), also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications. Polyethylene terephthalate and Polypropylene are Commodity chemicals, food packaging, plastics and thermoplastics.
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Polyvinyl alcohol
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH, PVA, or PVAl) is a water-soluble synthetic polymer. Polyethylene terephthalate and Polyvinyl alcohol are polymers.
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Polyvinyl chloride
Polyvinyl chloride (alternatively: poly(vinyl chloride), colloquial: vinyl or polyvinyl; abbreviated: PVC) is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic polymer of plastic (after polyethylene and polypropylene). Polyethylene terephthalate and polyvinyl chloride are Commodity chemicals, food packaging, plastics and thermoplastics.
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Post-consumer waste
Post-consumer waste is a waste type produced by the end consumer of a material stream; that is, where the waste-producing use did not involve the production of another product.
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Pressure-sensitive tape
Pressure-sensitive tape or pressure-sensitive adhesive tape (PSA tape) is an adhesive tape that will stick with application of pressure, without the need for a solvent (such as water) or heat for activation.
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Purified water
Purified water is water that has been mechanically filtered or processed to remove impurities and make it suitable for use.
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Relative viscosity
Relative viscosity (\eta_) (a synonym of "viscosity ratio") is the ratio of the viscosity of a solution (\eta) to the viscosity of the solvent used (\eta_s), The significance in Relative viscosity is that it can be analyzed the effect a polymer can have on a solution's viscosity such as increasing the solutions viscosity.
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Residence time
The residence time of a fluid parcel is the total time that the parcel has spent inside a control volume (e.g.: a chemical reactor, a lake, a human body).
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Resin
In polymer chemistry and materials science, a resin is a solid or highly viscous substance of plant or synthetic origin that is typically convertible into polymers.
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Resin identification code
The ASTM International Resin Identification Coding System, often abbreviated RIC, is a set of symbols appearing on plastic products that identify the plastic resin out of which the product is made. Polyethylene terephthalate and resin identification code are polymers.
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Scientific Advice Mechanism
The Scientific Advice Mechanism is a service created by the European Commission which provides independent science advice on request directly to European Commissioners.
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Single crystal
In materials science, a single crystal (or single-crystal solid or monocrystalline solid) is a material in which the crystal lattice of the entire sample is continuous and unbroken to the edges of the sample, with no grain boundaries.
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Soft drink
A soft drink (see § Terminology for other names) is any water-based flavored drink, usually but not necessarily carbonated, and typically including added sweetener.
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Solar water disinfection
Solar water disinfection, in short SODIS, is a type of portable water purification that uses solar energy to make biologically-contaminated (e.g. bacteria, viruses, protozoa and worms) water safe to drink.
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Solvent
A solvent (from the Latin solvō, "loosen, untie, solve") is a substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution.
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Space blanket
A space blanket (also known as a Mylar blanket, emergency blanket, first aid blanket, safety blanket, thermal blanket, weather blanket, heat sheet, foil blanket, or shock blanket) is an especially low-weight, low-bulk blanket made of heat-reflective thin plastic sheeting.
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Spherulite (polymer physics)
In polymer physics, spherulites (from Greek sphaira. Polyethylene terephthalate and spherulite (polymer physics) are polymers.
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Stoichiometry
Stoichiometry is the relationship between the weights of reactants and products before, during, and following chemical reactions.
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Submarine cable
Submarine cable is any electrical cable that is laid on the seabed, although the term is often extended to encompass cables laid on the bottom of large freshwater bodies of water.
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Sunlight
Sunlight is a portion of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, in particular infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light.
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Supercapacitor
doi-access.
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Synthetic fiber
Synthetic fibers or synthetic fibres (in British English; see spelling differences) are fibers made by humans through chemical synthesis, as opposed to natural fibers that are directly derived from living organisms, such as plants (like cotton) or fur from animals.
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Tap water
Tap water (also known as running water, piped water or municipal water) is water supplied through a tap, a water dispenser valve.
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Terephthalic acid
Terephthalic acid is an organic compound with formula C6H4(CO2H)2. Polyethylene terephthalate and Terephthalic acid are Commodity chemicals.
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Thermal decomposition
Thermal decomposition, or thermolysis, is a chemical decomposition of a substance caused by heat.
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Thermal expansion
Thermal expansion is the tendency of matter to increase in length, area, or volume, changing its size and density, in response to an increase in temperature (usually excluding phase transitions).
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Thermal insulation
Thermal insulation is the reduction of heat transfer (i.e., the transfer of thermal energy between objects of differing temperature) between objects in thermal contact or in range of radiative influence.
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Thermoforming
Thermoforming is a manufacturing process where a plastic sheet is heated to a pliable forming temperature, formed to a specific shape in a mold, and trimmed to create a usable product.
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Thermoplastic
A thermoplastic, or thermosoftening plastic, is any plastic polymer material that becomes pliable or moldable at a certain elevated temperature and solidifies upon cooling. Polyethylene terephthalate and thermoplastic are thermoplastics.
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Thin film
A thin film is a layer of material ranging from fractions of a nanometer (monolayer) to several micrometers in thickness.
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Titanium
Titanium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ti and atomic number 22. Polyethylene terephthalate and Titanium are Biomaterials.
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Tolerable daily intake
Tolerable daily intake (TDI) refers to the daily amount of a chemical that has been assessed safe for human being on long-term basis (usually whole lifetime).
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Toluene
Toluene, also known as toluol, is a substituted aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula, often abbreviated as, where Ph stands for phenyl group. Polyethylene terephthalate and Toluene are Commodity chemicals.
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Transesterification
Transesterification is the process of exchanging the organic functional group R″ of an ester with the organic group R' of an alcohol.
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Ultimate tensile strength
Ultimate tensile strength (also called UTS, tensile strength, TS, ultimate strength or F_\text in notation) is the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled before breaking.
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University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas.
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Vial of Life
The Vial of Life (Fiole de vie), also known as Vial of L.I.F.E. (Lifesaving Information for Emergencies) is a program that allows individuals to have their complete medical information ready in their home for emergency personnel to reference during an emergency.
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Vicat softening point
Vicat softening temperature or Vicat hardness is the determination of the softening point for materials that have no definite melting point, such as plastics.
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Waste-to-energy plant
A waste-to-energy plant is a waste management facility that combusts wastes to produce electricity.
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World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.
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Young's modulus
Young's modulus (or Young modulus) is a mechanical property of solid materials that measures the tensile or compressive stiffness when the force is applied lengthwise.
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3D printing
3D printing or additive manufacturing is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model.
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See also
Flexible electronics
- Computer keyboard
- Energy Conversion Devices
- FlexEnable
- Flexible battery
- Flexible display
- Flexible displays
- Flexible electronics
- Flexible organic light-emitting diode
- Guest Host Displays
- Kapton
- Minco Products
- OLED
- Organic solar cells
- Polyethylene terephthalate
- Printed electronics
- Rechargeable battery
- Royole
- Thermally activated delayed fluorescence
- Thin-film lithium-ion battery
- UPILEX
Polyesters
- 1.26
- Alkyd
- BoPET
- Bondo (putty)
- Confil
- Copolyester
- Crimplene
- Cutin
- Flexible tank
- Glycerine phthalate
- Oligoester
- PHBV
- PLGA
- Poly(ethylene succinate)
- Polybutylene adipate terephthalate
- Polybutylene succinate
- Polybutylene terephthalate
- Polycaprolactone
- Polycarbonates
- Polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate
- Polydioxanone
- Polyester
- Polyester resin
- Polyethylene furan-2,5-dicarboxylate
- Polyethylene naphthalate
- Polyethylene terephthalate
- Polyglycolide
- Polyhydroxyalkanoates
- Polyhydroxybutyrate
- Polylactic acid
- Polytrimethylene terephthalate
- Ripstop polyester
- Texteline
- Vectran
Terephthalate esters
- 2-Hydroxyethyl terephthalic acid
- Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl) terephthalate
- Bis(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate
- BoPET
- Dimethyl terephthalate
- Dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate
- Polybutylene adipate terephthalate
- Polybutylene terephthalate
- Polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate
- Polyethylene terephthalate
- Polytrimethylene terephthalate
Transparent materials
- Aluminium oxynitride
- Architectural glass
- Borosilicate glass
- Calcite
- Cellophane
- Cellulose acetate
- Cer-Vit
- Diamond
- Foturan
- Fused quartz
- Gases
- Germanium dioxide
- Glass
- Glassine
- Ice
- Iceland spar
- Lumicera
- Monopotassium phosphate
- Nitrocellulose
- Optical materials
- Plasma physics
- Plastarch material
- Pliofilm
- Poly(methyl methacrylate)
- Polycarbonate
- Polyethylene
- Polyethylene terephthalate
- Polylactic acid
- Polyvinyl butyral
- Pyrex
- Reagent bottle
- Resins
- Sapphire
- See-through clothing
- See-through graphics
- Sheer fabric
- Sitall
- Soda–lime glass
- Sol–gel process
- Spinel
- Transparency and translucency
- Transparent ceramics
- Tritan copolyester
- Ultra sheer
- Vycor
- Water
- Yogo sapphire
- Yttralox
- Zerodur
References
Also known as 1 (plastic), 1 (resin identification code), 2L bottle, A-PET, APET, Arnite, Bio-PET, Biodegradation of polyethylene terephthalate, Conductive Characteristics within Coated Synthetic Fabrics, Conductive characteristics in coated synthetic fabrics, Dacron, Dakron, Ertalyte, Ethylene terephthalate, Flexible substrate, Hostaphan, Impet, Lanon, Lavsan, Melinex, PET plastic, PET-P, PETE, PETE plastic, PETG, PETP, Poly(ethylene terephthalate), Polyethylene Terepthalate, Polyethylene Terepthalete, Polyethylene tere, Polyethylene terephtalate, Polyethylene terphthalate, Polyethylene tetraphthalate, Polyethyleneterephthalate, Polyetylene terephthalate, Rynite, SrPET, Terylene, Vivak, .