Poly(ethylene terephthalate), more commonly known as PET in the packaging industry and generally referred to as ‘polyester‘ in the textile industry, is an indispensable material with immense applications owing to its excellent physical and chemical properties. On the other hand, due to its increasing consumption and non-biodegradability, PET waste disposal has created serious environmental and ...

In this study, pineapple leaf fiber and polyethylene terephthalate electrospun nanofibers were produced via electrospinning process. Six ratios of fiber/polyethylene terephthalate, namely 1/10; 1/7,5; 1/5; 1/1 1,3/1 prepared their wetting, structural thermal properties characterised. Wetting sample studied using contact angle measurement. X-Ray Diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry the...

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The management of the 86,388.00 tons of solid wastes generated every day in Mexico is a complicated matter. In order to help solve this problem, sustainable buildings that include solid waste management plants and community awareness programs are being constructed. The objective of this research is to propose the building of a reception and storage center for storing the economically valuable w...

• Increased quality With sales of 137 million Euros in 2011, Armor is one of the leaders in producing inked ribbon used in thermal transfer printing for product identification and other applications. Ribbon is produced by applying ink to polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film in a web coating process in which the speed, tension and position of the web and other variables must be closely controll...