Document Details Document Type : Article In Journal  Document Title : Chemical transformation of pet waste through glycolysis Chemical transformation of pet waste through glycolysis   Subject : Chemistry  Document Language : English  Abstract : PET bottle grade material makes up a significant portion of the feedstock in plastics recycling. Theoretically, there are many end users however there are few applications for less purified grades of recycled PET. The current work is aiming to investigate the transformation of recycled PET into its chemical building blocks using glycolysis to produce unsaturated polyester resin. In this regard, PET waste has been collected from different sources, mainly, beverages and bottled water. Chemical transformation has been achieved through degrading glycolysis reaction with different glycols namely, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol and mixture of diethylene glycol with propylene glycol or triethylene glycol in equal amounts. The glycolized products have been converted into unsaturated polyester (UP) after the reaction with maleic anhydride. Finally, styrene was added as a crosslinker and the obtained UP has been characterized. Factors affecting the curing process of the obtained unsaturated polyester resin have been investigated.  ISSN : 0950-0618  Journal Name : Construction and Building Materials  Volume : 25  Issue Number : 8  Publishing Year : 1432 AH 2011 AD  Article Type : Article  Added Date : Sunday, June 3, 2012  Researchers Researcher Name (Arabic) Researcher Name (English) Researcher Type Dr Grade Email مجدي يوسف عبدالعال Abdelaal, Magdy Youssef Researcher Doctorate magdyabdelaal@yahoo.com طارق رشاد سبحي Sobahi, Tariq Rashad Researcher Doctorate drtariq_s@hotmail.com محمد صالح إبراهيم توفيق مكي Makki, Mohamed S. I. T Researcher Doctorate mmakki@kau.edu.sa Files File Name Type Description  33454.pdf pdf Abstract Back To Researches Page