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Polyester Summary
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The Frankenstein's monster of fabrics, polyester has enjoyed more lives than the evil baron's monstrous creation. The wonder fiber of the post-war West became the fashion rage of the superfueled 1970s. Then, dismissed and disavowed by the...
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Polyester Summary
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Polyesters are a class of linear, thermoplastic polymers, characterized by an ester group contained in their primary molecular backbone. They are the result of a reaction between a diacid (such as terephthalic acid) and a diol (such as ethylene...
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Polyester Summary
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Commercial polyesters are long chain molecules, or polymers, of which eighty percent consist of an ester derived from a dihydric alcohol and terephalic acid. A great deal of the groundwork for the development of polyesters as textile fibers was...
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Polyester Fiber : Forensic Science Terms
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A synthetic fiber of high tensile strength made by the esterification of ethylene glycol and other organic...
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Polyester Information
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Polyester (aka Terylene) is a category of polymers which contain the ester functional group in their main chain. Although there are many forms of polyesters, the term "polyester" is most commonly used to refer to polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Other...


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Textile : Canadian Textile Journal = Revue Canadienne du Textile
Polyester Recycling/le Polyester RecyclÉ
04/01/2008: 696 words, approx. 2 pages
The concern over the use of crude oil as a raw material for polyester has led many companies to innovate and to create yarns made from industrial polyester waste and recycled plastic bottles. These yarns use about 75% less crude oil than virgin fibres,...
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Plastics Technology
Polyester Curatives.
09/01/2000: 717 words, approx. 2 pages
PRODUCT LINES REVIEWED ABCO INDUSTRIES, LTD. Abcure S-40-25 sprayable 40% emulsion of BPO in water recommended as an alternative to MEKP in applications that can tolerate introduction of water with the catalyst. Can be stored at room temperature in large quantities...
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1M text messages protest China plant
5/31/2007: 382 words, approx. 1 pages
A Chinese city has halted construction of a chemical plant after residents sent more than 1 million mobile phone text messages protesting possible pollution dangers, news reports said Thursday.The $1.4 billion facility being built by Tenglong Aromatic PX (Xiamen) Co. Ltd to produce the petrochemical...
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Chinese city suspends work on chemical plant after residents send more than 1M text messages
5/31/2007: 283 words, approx. 1 pages
A Chinese city has halted construction of a chemical plant after residents sent more than 1 million mobile phone text messages protesting possible pollution dangers, news reports said Thursday.The $1.4 billion facility being built by Tenglong Aromatic PX (Xiamen) Co. Ltd to produce the petrochemical...
 


 

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