Hydrolytic degradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate): Importance of chain scission versus crystallinity

Investigations on thermal and hydrolytic degradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Heinz Zimmerman, Nguyen Thac Kim · Polymer Engineering and Science · 1980 · 192 citations

Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Engineering +15

Degradation Studies of Polyethylene Terephthalate.

William E. McMahon, H. A. Birdsall, G. R. Johnson et al. · Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data · 1959 · 171 citations

Organic Material Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Engineering +15

Chemical reactivity of polyethylene terephthalate. Hydrolysis and esterification reactions in the solid phase

D. A. S. Ravens, I. M. Ward · Transactions of the Faraday Society · 1961 · 143 citations

Solid Phase, Engineering, Organic Chemistry +18

Aspects of poly(ethylene terephthalate) degradation for archival life and environmental degradation

M. Edge, Michael Hayes, Mehrdad Mohammadian et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 1991 · 132 citations

Chemical Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Engineering +9

Photochemical degradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate). II. Effect of wavelength and environment on the decomposition process

M. Day, D. M. Wiles · Journal of Applied Polymer Science · 1972 · 127 citations

Engineering, Responsive Polymers, Degradation Reaction +23