Product
- Main Product
- Polyethylene Terephthalate
- Segment
- Chemicals
- Main-Family
- Polymers
- Sub-Family
- Thermoplastic Polyester
- Physical State
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Solid
- Product
- Polyethylene Terephthalate
- Abbreviation
- PET
- Names
- Poly(ethylene terephthalate); Poly(oxyethyleneoxyterephthaloyl); PETE; Polyester
- Production
- Global Production Production Map
- Description
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Polyethylene Terephthalate (sometimes written Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate)), commonly abbreviated PET, PETE, or the obsolete PETP or PET-P, is the most common Thermoplastic Polymer Resin of the Polyester family. PET is produced from Ethylene Glycol and Dimethyl Terephthalate (DMT) (C6H4(CO2CH3)2) or Terephthalic Acid. The former is a Transesterification Reaction, whereas the latter is an Esterification Reaction.
Source: Wikipedia, Polyethylene Terephthalate
- Link
Identifiers
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CAS Number
- 25038-59-9
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EC Number
- 607-507-1
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ECHA InfoCard
- 100.121.858
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IUPAC Name
- Poly(ethylene terephthalate)
Chemical Data
- Chemical Formula
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(C10H8O4)n
- Molecular Weight (g/mol)
- 30000
- Sulfur Content (wt%)
- 0
- Specific Gravity
- 1.38
Properties
- Default
- Status
- A
System Info
- Update by
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Kokel, Nicolas - Updated
- 9/16/2023 7:02 AM
- Added by
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Kokel, Nicolas
- Added
- 2/21/2021 9:52 PM
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