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Polyethylene Terephthalate

Polyethylene Terephthalate is a thermoplastic polymer belonging to the polyester family, characterized by repeating units of ethylene terephthalate monomers linked through ester functional groups, and distinguished by its high tensile strength, chemical resistance, and transparency, making it widely used in fiber, film, and container applications.

9K

Publications

474.4K

Citations

29.9K

Authors

4.5K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3.4K

Variants

PetePoly(ethylene Terephthalate)

Parents

Publications

9K

Discovery and quantification of plastic particle pollution in human blood

H.A. Leslie, Martin J. M. van Velzen, Sicco H. Brandsma et al. · Environment International · 2022 · 3.6K citations · Full text

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A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Shosuke Yoshida, Kazumi Hiraga, Toshihiko Takehana et al. · Science · 2016 · 3.2K citations

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Applications and societal benefits of plastics

Anthony L. Andrady, Mike A. Neal · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2009 · 2.4K citations

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Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool

Philipp Schwabl, Sebastian Köppel, Philipp Königshofer et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine · 2019 · 1.9K citations

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Green and sustainable manufacture of chemicals from biomass: state of the art

Roger A. Sheldon · Green Chemistry · 2013 · 1.6K citations

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Authors

29.9K

  1. IM
    I. M. Ward

    University of Leeds, United Kingdom

    87 publications · 5K citations

    44

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  2. RW
    Ren Wei

    Universität Greifswald, Germany

    30 publications · 3.8K citations

    27

    h-index

  3. WZ
    Wolfgang Zimmermann

    Leipzig University, Germany

    28 publications · 3.9K citations

    26

    h-index

  4. HG
    H. G. Zachmann

    Universität Hamburg, Germany

    24 publications · 1.2K citations

    20

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  5. SA
    S. A. Jabarin

    University of Toledo, United States

    26 publications · 1.2K citations

    20

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Institutions

4.5K

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    70 h-index

    994 publications

    79.5K citations

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    48 h-index

    290 publications

    23.5K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    48 h-index

    529 publications

    29.2K citations

  4. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    39 h-index

    228 publications

    11.8K citations

  5. DuPont (United States)

    Wilmington, United States

    38 h-index

    121 publications

    7.3K citations

  6. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    35 h-index

    197 publications

    18.5K citations

  7. Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, United States

    34 h-index

    179 publications

    10.4K citations

  8. Sichuan University

    Chengdu, China

    34 h-index

    430 publications

    19.7K citations

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Venues

  1. Polymer

    516 publications · 28.3K citations

    86

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  2. Journal of Applied Polymer Science

    647 publications · 24.2K citations

    72

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  3. Polymer Degradation and Stability

    145 publications · 10K citations

    57

    h-index

  4. Macromolecules

    145 publications · 10.1K citations

    56

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  5. Environmental Science & Technology

    68 publications · 12.6K citations

    49

    h-index

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