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PET manufacturing by terephthalic acid process

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-020779

Manufacturing of PET based on the esterification reaction of terephthalic acid 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-020779
FieldEnvironment
SubjectCommercial processes
References40 CFR 63.1312 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020779",
  "term": "PET manufacturing by terephthalic acid process",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "PET Manufacturing by Terephthalic Acid Process",
  "definition": "Manufacturing of PET based on the esterification reaction of terephthalic acid 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-terephthalic-acid-process/"
}

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