Polyethylene terephthalate

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Polyethylene_terephthalate

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:plastic polymer
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:PET
gptkbp:biodegradable	false
gptkbp:brand	gptkb:Dacron gptkb:Hostaphan gptkb:Terylene gptkb:Mylar
gptkbp:CASNumber	25038-59-9
gptkbp:chemicalFormula	(C10H8O4)n
gptkbp:color	transparent
gptkbp:density	1.38 g/cm³
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:James_Tennant_Dickson gptkb:John_Rex_Whinfield
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1941
gptkbp:glassTransitionTemperature	70–80°C
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Polyethylene terephthalate
gptkbp:mainProducer	gptkb:DuPont gptkb:Far_Eastern_New_Century gptkb:Indorama_Ventures gptkb:Sinopec gptkb:Nan_Ya_Plastics gptkb:Alpek gptkb:China_Resources_Chemical_Materials gptkb:Fujian_Billion_Petrochemical gptkb:Hengli_Group gptkb:JBF_Industries gptkb:Jiangsu_Hailun_Petrochemical gptkb:Jiangsu_Hengli_Chemical_Fiber gptkb:Jiangsu_Sanfangxiang_Group gptkb:Jiangsu_Yizheng_Chemical_Fiber gptkb:Jiangyin_Chengxing_Industrial_Group gptkb:Sanfangxiang_Group gptkb:Shenghong_Group gptkb:Tongkun_Group gptkb:Wankai_New_Materials gptkb:Yisheng_Petrochemical gptkb:Zhejiang_Hengyi_Group gptkb:Reliance_Industries gptkb:Eastman_Chemical_Company gptkb:SABIC gptkb:Toray_Industries gptkb:Mitsubishi_Chemical gptkb:Lotte_Chemical
gptkbp:meltingPoint	250°C
gptkbp:monomer	gptkb:terephthalic_acid ethylene glycol
gptkbp:otherName	gptkb:plastic
gptkbp:producedBy	polycondensation
gptkbp:recyclingCode	1
gptkbp:reusable	true
gptkbp:solubility	insoluble
gptkbp:tensileStrength	55–75 MPa
gptkbp:usedFor	films synthetic fibers packaging plastic bottles engineering resins
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Plastics
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6