Researchers have succeeded in developing a microbial strain that efficiently produces pseudoaromatic polyester monomer to replace polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using systems metabolic engineering.

Currently, the world is suffering from environmental problems caused by plastic waste. A KAIST research team has succeeded in ...

According to textile supplier Apex Mills, polyethylene terephthalate is a synthetic fiber made by mixing ethylene glycol with terephthalic acid. It's so popular because its' durable, moisture and ...

Plastic water and soda bottles often contain a chemical called polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Using PET bottles to make recycled polyester produces 75% fewer greenhouse gas emissions, compared to ...

Teijin Frontier has launched Octair, a new premium insulation fibre for bedding and apparel. The short-cut polyester fibre ...

One of them is SOLOTEX™ OCTAIR™, an insulation material that incorporates polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) fibers along ...

The polyester decomposed in the process, which allowed cotton to be recovered intact. Through crystallization, the residual liquid was recovered in the form of bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate ...

Further analysis revealed that they included both fibres and fragments as well as several types of plastic molecules, including polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyester, polyamide, polybutylene ...

A team led by Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has succeeded ...