Identification of luminescent species contributing to the yellowing of poly(ethyleneterephthalate) on degradation

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

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

Thermal degradation studies of terephthalate polyesters: 1. Poly(alkylene terephthalates)

I.C. McNeill, Mahmoud Bounekhel · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 1991 · 112 citations

Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Engineering +5

Physical aspects of the hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate

A. Ballara, J. Verdú · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 1989 · 95 citations

Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Depolymerization +5

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

Norman S. Allen, Michael Edge, Mehrdad Mohammadian et al. · European Polymer Journal · 1991 · 93 citations

Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Engineering +8