Efficient method for recycling poly(ethy
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Neeta G. Kulkarni; C. V. Avadhani; S. Sivaram
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract A method of recycling postconsumer poly(ethylene terephthalate (PET) using transesterification was studied. Shredded flakes of postconsumer PET waste were transesterified with higher diols, such as 1,4‐butanediol, 1,4‐cyclohexane dimethanol, and 1,6‐hexanediol, to yield copolyesters in