Sustainability within the polyester value chain
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is used to make textile fibres, bottles and packaging films. The global production in 2013 was 65 Mt, growing at 5-7% per year over the last decade. PET is manufactured by the continuous polymerisation of ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid, both of which are produ...
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University of Cambridge
2015
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.701952 |