Properties of recycled and virgin poly (ethylene terephthalate) blend fibers

JH Lee, KS Lim, WG Hahm… - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Material from recycled poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) chips obtained from used water
bottles was extruded with virgin fiber‐grade PET chips in blends of 20, 40, and 70 wt …

Comparing recycled and virgin poly (ethylene terephthalate) melt-spun fibres

Y Qin, M Qu, J Kaschta, DW Schubert - Polymer Testing, 2018 - Elsevier
Five different poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) materials (two recycled and three virgin
ones) were melt-spun into fibres using a capillary rheometer and aerodynamic stretching. In …

Mechanical characterization of melt spun fibers from recycled and virgin PET blends

A Elamri, A Lallam, O Harzallah… - Journal of materials …, 2007 - Springer
In this study two Poly (Ethylene Terephthalate)(PET) polymers obtained from mineral water
bottles and a virgin fiber grade PET polymer were investigated. In order to improve their …

Characterization of virgin and recycled poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) fibers

SS He, MY Wei, MH Liu, WL Xue - The Journal of the Textile …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, we compared the properties of recycled poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET)
fibers and virgin PET fibers. All these experiments present the differences or similarities …

Structure and property studies of poly (ethylene terephthalate)/poly (ethylene-2, 6-naphthalate) melt-blended fibres

G Wu, JA Cuculo - Polymer, 1999 - Elsevier
The effects of blend composition and take-up velocity on structural variations and physical
properties of poly (ethylene terephthalate)[PET]/poly (ethylene-2, 6-naphthalate)[PEN] blend …

Preparation and properties of bottle-recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) filaments

Z Jiang, Z Guo, Z Zhang, Y Qi, C Pu… - Textile research …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Bottle-recycled polyethylene terephthalate (R-PET) fibers were fabricated by the melt
spinning method. Based on characteristics of R-PET chips, this study involved a primary …

Low temperature solid‐state extrusion of recycled poly (ethylene terephthalate) bottle scraps

W Guo, X Tang, G Yin, Y Gao… - Journal of applied polymer …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The processing of poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) involves thermal and hydrolytic
degradation of the polymer chain, which reduces not only the intrinsic viscosity and …

Characterization of poly (ethylene terephtalate) after multiple processing cycles

MAS Spinacé, MA De Paoli - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) pellets used for production of soft drink bottles
were reprocessed in a single‐screw extruder and cut into pellets in five processing cycles …

Spinning fibers from poly (ethylene terephthalate) bottle‐grade waste

K Gurudatt, P De, AK Rakshit… - Journal of applied …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Poly (ethylene terephthalate) bottle‐grade (BG) waste was converted into spinnable chips
and spun on a laboratory‐scale melt‐spinning apparatus into filaments. Virgin fiber‐grade …

Studies on degradation of PET in mechanical recycling

M Frounchi - Macromolecular Symposia, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
PET Poly (ethylene terephthalate) was processed repeatedly in a twin extruder. Effect of
reprocessing on molecular structure of PET was evaluated in terms of reduction in molecular …