Chemical recycling of waste pet into polyester polyol for the production of semi-rigid pu foams / Asmalina Mohd Darus

• Main Author: Mohd Darus, Asmalina
• Format: Thesis
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4791/1/Abbreviations_Symbols.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4791/2/Abstract.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4791/3/Acknowledgement.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4791/4/Appendix.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4791/5/Chp_2.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4791/6/Chp_1.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4791/7/Chp_3.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4791/8/Chp_4.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4791/9/Content.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4791/10/list__Figures.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4791/11/List_Appendices.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4791/12/list_Tables.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4791/13/Title_page.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4791/

One of the biggest problems caused by soft drink poly(ethylene terephthalate) PET bottles is the waste problem resulting in environmental pollution. To economically reduce this waste, this study presents a method to recycle the PET bottle by glycolysis and convert it into a polyester polyol that...