Process simulation of bis (2- Hydroxyethyl) terephthalate and its recovery using two-stage evaporation systems

• Main Authors: Raheem, Ademola Bolanle, Hassan, Azman, Noor, Zainura Zainon, Samsudin, Sani, Abd. Hamid, Mohd., Bello, Aliyu, Oladokun, Olagoke, Sabeen, Ali Hussein, Shamiri, Ahmad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC 2018
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84434/1/AzmanHassan2018_ProcessSimulationofBis%282-%20hydroxyethyl%29terephthalate.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84434/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3303/CET1863110

To preserve the petroleum feedstock and eliminate the environmental problems peculiar to polyethene terephthalate (PET) bottles littering the environment. Chemical recycling method was adopted to convert PET into useful products of prosperous sizeable industrial application. This work employed ASPEN...