Recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate) as dye adsorbent : a mini-review

• Main Authors: Mohd. Din, Suria Fatin, Othman, Norhayani, Mohamad, Zurina, Che Man, Siti Hajjar, Abd. Karim, Khairil Juhanni, Hassan, Azman
• Format: Article
• Published: Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/91302/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3303/CET2078062

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) has become one of the most major post-consumer plastic waste, in addition to poly(ethylene), poly(propylene), poly(styrene) and poly(vinyl chloride). PET bottles are mostly used in packaging of drinking and mineral water as well as soft drinks. This review demonstr...