| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5204471 | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The results showed a strong influence of some experimental conditions (temperature and catalysis) on the mixture evolution during depolymerisation. The temperature study showed a critical temperature between 210 and 220 °C which seems to be the consequence of a better diffusion of DEG in PET, allowing easier reactions in solid phase. The initial morphology of PET scraps does not affect the rates of reactions much, in contrast to the temperature profile which has a great importance: time of PET dissolution at 220 °C is considerably shorter by heating PET and DEG separately at 220 °C before mixing, than by heating a cold mixture of the two reagents to 220 °C.
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Authors
Francis Pardal, Gilles Tersac,