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PET manufacturing by dimethyl terephthalate process

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-020778

Manufacturing of PET based on the esterification of dimethyl terephthalate with ethylene glycol to form the intermediate monomer bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-terephthalate that is subsequently polymerized to form PET.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-020778
FieldEnvironment
SubjectCommercial processes
References40 CFR 63.1312 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020778",
  "term": "PET manufacturing by dimethyl terephthalate process",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "PET Manufacturing by Dimethyl Terephthalate Process",
  "definition": "Manufacturing of PET based on the esterification of dimethyl terephthalate with ethylene glycol to form the intermediate monomer bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-terephthalate that is subsequently polymerized to form PET.",
  "subject": "Commercial processes",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.1312 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/pet-manufacturing-by-dimethyl-terephthalate-process/"
}

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