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Chapter 1. Polyesters: Synthesis and Chemical Aspects
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Berkane C, Mezoul G, Lalot Th, Brigodiot M and Marechal E,
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Chapter 3. Crystal Structure, Morphology, and Orientation of

Polyesters
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16. Figure 46 reprinted from Macromolecules, Vol. 22, 1989, Authors:
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Roebuck J, Jakeways R and Ward I M, Title: Existence of a stable
beta form in oriented poly(butylene terephthalate), pp. 227-232,
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18. Figures 54-58 reprinted from Polymer (in press), Authors: Yang
J, Sidoti G, Liu J, Geil P H, Li C Y and Cheng S Z D , Title: Morphology and crystal structure of CTFMP and bulk polymerized
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20. Figure 80 reprinted from J Appl Phys, Vol. 43, 1972, Authors:
Harget P J and Siegmann A, Title: Time-resolved X-ray studies
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21. Figures 83 and 84 reprinted from Macromolecules, Vol. 27, 1994,
Authors: Imai M, Kaji K and Kanaya T, Title: Structural formation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) during the induction period
of crystallization. 3. Evolution of density fluctuations to lamellar
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22. Figures 85, 86, and 87 reprinted from Macromolecules, Vol. 29,
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23. Figures 88a-90b reprinted from Polymer, Vol. 40, 1999, Authors:
Wang Z-G, Hsiao B S, Sauer B B and Kampert W G, Title:
The nature of secondary crystallization in poly(ethylene terephthalate), pp. 4615-4627, Copyright (2001), with permission from
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24. Figure 91 reprinted from Polymer, Vol. 41, 2000, Authors: Wang
Z-G, Hsiao B S, Fu B X, Liu L, Yeh F, Sauer B B, Chang H and
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resolved X-ray studies of structure development in poly(butylene

terephthalate) during isothermal crystallization, pp. 3515-3523,
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26. Table 5 reprinted from Polymer (in press), Authors: Yang J, Sidoti
G, Liu J, Geil P H, Li C Y and Cheng S Z D , Title: Morphology and crystal structure of CTFMP and bulk polymerized
poly(trimethylene terephthalate), Copyright (2001), with permission from Elsevier Science.
Chapter 4. Structure Formation in PET During the Induction
Period of Crystallization
1. Figures 1 and 2 reprinted from Polymer, Vol. 33, 1992, Authors:
Imai M, Mori K, Mizukami T, Kaji K and Kanaya T, Title: Structural formation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) during the induction period of crystallization: 1. Ordered structure appearing before crystal nucleation, pp. 4451-4456, Copyright (2001), with permission from Elsevier Science.
2. Figure 3 reprinted from Polymer, VoI 33, 1992, Authors: Imai M,
Mori K, Mizukami T, Kaji K and Kanaya T, Title: Structural
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period of crystallization: 2. Kinetic analysis based on the theories of phase separation, pp. 4457-4462, Copyright (2001), with
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3. Figure 4 reprinted from The Physics of Complex Liquids, Eds.
Yonezawa F, Tsusji K, Kaji K, Doi M and Fujiwara T, Authors:
Kaji K and Imai M, Title: Dynamics of structural formation during the induction period of polymer crystallization, pp. 258-273,
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4. Figures 5, 6, 7, and 8 reprinted from Polymer, Vol. 33, 1992, Authors: Imai M, Mori K, Mizukami T, Kaji K and Kanaya T, Title:
Structural formation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) during the
induction period of crystallization: 2. Kinetic analysis based on
the theories of phase separation, pp. 4457-4462, Copyright (2001),
with permission from Elsevier Science.
5. Figures 9 and 11 reprinted from The Physics of Complex Liquids,
Eds. Yonezawa F, Tsusji K, Kaji K, Doi M and Fujiwara T, Authors: Kaji K and Imai M, Title: Dynamics of structural formation
during the induction period of polymer crystallization, pp. 258273, Copyright (2001), with permission from the World Scientific
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poly(ethylene terephthalate) during the induction period of crystallization, pp. 4162-4165, Copyright (2001), with permission from
the American Physical Society.
Chapter 5. Structure and Dynamics of PET in the Partially
Crystalline and Glassy States as Studied by Solid-State 1^C
and 2H NMR Spectroscopy
1. Figure 1 reprinted from Solid-State NMR of Polymers, 1998, Eds.
Ando I and Asukara T, Author: Horii F, Title: NMR relaxation
and dynamics, pp. 51-81, Copyright (2001), with permission from
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2. Figures 2,3, and 4 reprinted from Polymer, Vol. 39,1998, Authors:
Kawaguchi T, Mamada A, Hosokawa Y and Horii F, Title: 2H
NMR analysis of the phenylene motion in different poly(ethylene
terephthalate) samples, pp. 2725-2732, Copyright (2001), with
permission from Elsevier Science.
3. Figure 5 reprinted from J MoI Structure, Vol. 441, 1998, Author:
Horii F, Title: Solid-state NMR and materials, pp. 303-311, Copyright (2001), with permission from Elsevier Science.
4. Figures 6 and 7 reprinted from Macromolecules, Vol. 29, 1996,
Authors: Wilhelm M and Spiess H W, Title: Detection of slow
180 phenylene flips in solid-state exchange NMR, pp. 1088-1090,
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5. Figures 8-15 reprinted from Macromolecules, Vol. 26, 1998, Authors: Chmelka B F, Schmidt-Rohr K and Spiess H W, Title:
Molecular orientation distributions in poly(ethylene terephthalate) thin films and fibers from multidimensional DECODER
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Authors: Kaji H and Horii F, Title: Analysis of the local order in poly(ethylene terephthalate) in the glassy state by twodimensional solid-state 1^C spin diffusion, pp. 4651-4658, Copyright (2001), with permission from the American Institute of
Physics.
7. Figure 21 reprinted from Science, Vol. 280, 1998, Authors:
Schmidt-Rohr K, Hu W and Zumbulyadis N, Title: Elucidation
of the chain conformation in a glassy polyester, PET, by twodimensional NMR, pp. 714-717, Copyright (2001), with permission from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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Chapter 6. Structure Development and Mechanical Behavior

During Uniaxial Drawing of PET
1. Figure 3 reprinted from Acta Polymerica, Vol. 36, 1985, Authors:
Gschel U and Nitzsche K, Title: Loading dependence of deformation properties of amorphous poly(ethylene terephthalate) films
(in German), pp. 580-583, Copyright (2001), with permission from
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH.
2. Figures 4 and 6 reprinted from Acta Polymerica, Vol. 40, 1989,
Author: Gschel U, Title: Preparation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) strips with high rigidity and strength through orientational
drawing (in German), pp. 23-31, Copyright (2001), with permission from WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH.
3. Figures 7, 10, 11, and 13 reprinted from Polymer, Vol. 37,
1996, Author: Gschel U, Title: Thermally stimulated structural
changes in highly oriented glassy poly(ethylene terephthalate), pp.
4049-4059, Copyright (2001), with permission from Elsevier Science.
4. Figures 8 and 9 reprinted from Polymer, Vol. 37, 1996, Authors:
Gschel U, Deutscher K and Abetz V, Title: Wide-angle X-ray
scattering studies using an area detector: crystallite orientation in
semicrystalline PET structures, pp. 1-6, Copyright (2001), with
permission from Elsevier Science.
5. Figures 14 and 15 reprinted from Polymer, Vol. 36, 1995, Author:
Gschel U, Title: Two-dimensional small-angle X-ray scattering
studies on oriented poly(ethylene terephthalate) films, pp. 11571165, Copyright (2001), with permission from Elsevier Science.
6. Figures 17 and 18 reprinted from Polym Eng Sei, Vol. 40, 2000,
Authors: Gschel U and Cools P J C H , Title: Molar mass
of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) during ultimate uniaxial
drawing, pp. 1596-1605, Copyright (2001), with permission from
the Society of Plastics Engineers.
Chapter 7. PET Fibers, Films, and Bottles
1. Figure 7 reprinted from J Appl Polym Sd, Vol. 70, 1998, Authors:
Murthy N S, Grubb D T, Zero K, Nelson C J and Chen K G,
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4. Figure 25 adopted from Polym Eng Sei, Vol. 22, 1982, Author:
Jabarin J A, Title: Optical properties of thermally crystallized
poly(ethylene terephthalate), pp. 815-820, Copyright (2000), with
permission from the Society of Plastics Engineers.
Chapter 8. Poly(Butylene Terephthalate)
1. Figure 2a,b reprinted from Macromolecules, Vol. 9, 1976, Authors:
Yokouchi M, Sakakibara Y, Chatani Y, Tadokoro H, Tanaka T and
Yoda K, Title: Structures of two crystalline forms of poly(butylene
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2. Figure 3 reprinted from Polym Eng Sei, Vol. 18, 1978, Authors:
Chang E P, Kirsten R O and Slagovski E L, Title: The effect of
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3. Figures 4 and 5 reprinted from J Appl Polym Sd, Vol. 31, 1986,
Authors: Lu F M and Spruiell J E, Title: Influence of processing
conditions on structure development and mechanical properties of
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4. Figure 6 reprinted from Colloid Polym Sd, Vol. 258, 1980, Authors: Bornschlegl E and Bonart R, Title: Small angle X-ray scattering studies of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(butylene
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1982, Authors: Leung W P and Choy C L, Title: Physical properties of oriented poly(butylene terephthalate), pp. 2693-2709,
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6. Figure 9 reprinted from Colloid Polym Sd, Vol. 258, 1980, Author: Illers K H, Title: Heat of fusion and specific volume of
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8. Figures 15a,b,c, 16a,b,c, and 17a,b,c reprinted from Campus Web,

1999, Author: Bayer AG, Title: Pocan, Application Technology Information, Pocan B1505, B3225, B4225, S1506, S1517, Copyright
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9. Figures 18, 19, and 21 reprinted from
Kunststoff-Handbuch
3/1, 1992, Ed. Bottenbruch L, Title: Polycarbonate, Polyacetal,
Polyester, Cellulose Ester (in German), pp. 63, 66, and 71, Copyright (2001), with permission from Hanser Verlag.
10. Figure 20 reprinted from Die Kunststoffe und ihre Eigenschaften
(The Plastics and their Properties), 1999, Author: Domininghaus
H, Title: Poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT), pp. 772-785, Copyright (2001), with permission from Springer Verlag.
Chapter 9. Oriented Crystallization of PET and PBT Estimated
by Small-Angle Polarized Light Scattering
1. Figure 1 reprinted from Polymer J, Vol. 1, 1970, Authors: Motegi
M, Oda T, Moritani M and Kawai H, Title: Light scattering patterns from polyethylene films in relation to spherulitic crystalline
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2. Figures 2-9 reprinted from Macromolecules, Vol. 15, 1982, Authors: Matsuo M, Tamada M, Terada T, Sawatari C and Niwa
M, Title: Oriented crystallization of poly(ethylene terephthalate)
films under uniaxial elongation, pp. 988-998, Copyright (2001),
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3. Figures 10, 15-18 reprinted from Polymer J, Vol. 15, 1983, Authors: Sawatari C, Muranaka T and Matsuo M, Title: Morphological studies on optically anisotropic rod-like textures of
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4. Figures 11-14 reprinted from Macromolecules, Vol. 15, 1982, Authors: Matsuo M, Geshi K, Moriyama A and Sawatari C, Title:
Light scattering studies on the morphology and deformation mechanism of poly(tetramethylene oxide)-poly(tetramethylene terephthalate) block polymer, pp. 192-202, Copyright (2001), with permission from the American Chemical Society.
5. Figures 19-21 reprinted from Macromolecules, Vol. 17, 1984, Authors: Sawatari C, Iida M and Matsuo M, Title: Light scattering studies on the morphology and deformation mechanism
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Chapter 10. PEN: Structure and Properties

1. Figures 9 and 10 reprinted from J Polym Sd Part B, Vol. 27,
1989, Authors: Ghanem A M and Porter R S, Title: Cold crystallization and thermal shrinkage of uniaxially drawn poly(ethylene
2,6-naphthalate) by solid-state coextrusion, pp. 2595 and 2596,
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Chapter 11. Microstructural Characterization of Poly(Ethylene
Naphthalene 2,6-Dicarboxylate) Based on the Amorphous
and Crystalline Phase Properties
1. Figures 26-34 and Tables 5 and 6 reprinted from Macromolecules,
Vol. 33, 2000, Authors: Nogales A, Denchev Z, Sics I and Ezquerra T A, Title: Influence of the crystalline nanostructure on
the segmental mobility of semicrystalline polymers: poly(ethylene
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with permission from the American Chemical Society.
2. Figures 25, 35, and 36 reprinted from Review Sei Instr, Vol. 71,
2000, Authors: Sics I, Nogales A, Ezquerra T A, Denchev Z and
Balta Calleja F J, Title: Simultaneous measurements of smallangle X-ray scattering, wide-angle X-ray scattering and dielectric spectroscopy during crystallization, pp. 1733-1736, Copyright
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Chapter 12. Poly(1riniethylene Terephthalate) a Newly Commercialized Member of the Polyester Family
1. Figure 2a,b,c reprinted from Polymer, Vol. 20, 1979, Authors:
Desborough I J, Hall I H and Neisser J, Title: The structure of
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Chapter 13. Synthesis and Characteristics of Polyester Based
Thermoplastic Elastomers: Chemical Aspects
1. Figures 3-6 reprinted from J Appl Polym Sei, Vol. 33, 1987,
Authors: Hsu J, Choi K Y, Title: Kinetics of transesterification
of dimethyl terephthalate with poly(tetramethylene ether) glycol
and 1,4-butanediol catalyzed by tetrabutyl titanate, pp. 329-351,
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2. Figure 7 reprinted from Polym Eng Sei, Vol. 35, 1995, Authors:
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3. Figures 8-10 reprinted from Polym Eng Sei, Vol. 35, 1995, Authors: Yoon K H and Park O O, Title: Diffusion of butanediol
in poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) melt and analysis of PBT
polymerization reactor with surface renewal, pp. 703-708, Copyright (2001), with permission from the Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
4. Figure 18 reprinted from Polym Degrad Stab, Vol. 67, 2000,
Authors: Costa L, Luda M P, Cameron G G and Qureshi
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5. Figure 20 reprinted from Polym Degrad Stab, Vol. 63, 1999, Authors: Bikiaris D N and Karayannidis G P, Title: Effect of carboxylic end groups on the thermooxidative stability of PET and
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6. Figure 23 reprinted from J Appl Polym Sei, Vol. 72,1999, Authors:
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Chapter 15. Flexible Copolyesrers Involving PBT: StrainInduced Structural Changes in Thermoplastic Elastomers
1. Figures 1-10 reprinted from Polymer, Vol. 32, 1991, Authors:
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Chapter 16. Fracture and Fatigue Behavior of Amorphous
(Co)polyesters as a Function of Molecular and Network Variables
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Chapter 17. Chemical Interactions in Blends of Condensation
Polymers Involving Polyesters
1. Figure 11 reprinted from Polymer, Vol. 37, 1996, Authors: Ignatov
V, Carraro C, Tartari V, Pippa R, Pilati F, Berti C, Toselli M
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Chapter 18. Reactive Modification/Compatibilization of Polyesters
1. Figures 3, 5, and 6 reprinted from Reactive Extrusion, 1992, Ed.
Xanthos M, Author: Brown S B, Title: Reactive extrusion: A survey of chemical reactions of monomers and polymers during extrusion processing, pp. 130, 131, 165, 184, Copyright (2000), with
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2. Figure 7 adopted from Polymeric Foams, Science and Technology, 1997, Author: Khemani K C, p. 64, Copyright (2000), with
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Chapter 19. Blends of Thermoplastic Polyesters
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3. Table 1 reprinted partly from Polymer Data Handbook, 1999, Ed.
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24. Table 21 reprinted from Concise Encyclopedia of Polymer Processing and Applications, 1992, Ed. Corish P J, Authors: Adams
J F E and Mclntosh J, Title: Plastics for packaging, pp. 491-498,
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Chapter 20. Blends Based on Poly(Butylene Terephthalate)
1. Figures 1, 10, 11, and 12 reprinted from Adv Chem Ser, Vol.
176, 1979, Authors: Escala A, and Stein R S, Title: Crystallization studies of blends of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and
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527-541, Copyright (2001), with permission from Elesevier Science.
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Chapter 21. Strain-Induced Polymorphic Transition in PBT, its
Copolymers and Blends
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Figure 13 reprinted from Macromol Chem Phys, Vol. 199, 1998,
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Chapter 23. Nanostructured

Polymer
Composites
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Polyester Blends: Morphology and Mechanical Properties
1. Figure 1 reprinted from Polymer, Vol. 33, 1992, Authors: Fakirov
S, Fakirov C, Fischer E W and Stamm M, Title: Deformation
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Authors: Fakirov S, Stribeck N, Samokovliyski O, Apostolov A
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4. Figures 6, 7, and 9 reprinted from Polymer, Vol. 35,1994, Authors:
Apostolov A A, Fakirov S, Sezen B, Bahar I, Kloczkowski A, Title: Structural and mechanical studies of blends of poly(butylene
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Chapter 24. Textile Fabric-Reinforced Thermoplastic Polyester
Composites
1. Figure 7 reprinted from Composites A, Vol. 29A, 1998, Authors:
Mayer C, Wang X and Neitzel M, Title: Macro- and microimpregnation phenomena in continuous manufacturing of fabric reinforced thermoplastic composites, pp. 783-793, Copyright (1998),
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Chapter 25. Fracture
Behavior
of Discontinuous
Reinforced Injection Molded Polyester Composites

Fiber-

1. Figures 1-7, 9-12, and Table 1 reprinted from J Mater Sei, Vol. 26,
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weight fraction on failure mechanisms of poly(ethylene terephthalate) reinforced by short glass fibers, pp. 4648-4656, Copyright
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2. Figure 8 reprinted from Surfaces and Interfaces in Polymers and
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3. Figures 13-18 reprinted from Comp Sd Technol, Vol. 43, 1992,
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Chapter 26. Recycling of Polyesters
1. Table 1 reprinted from Chemical Fibers Intern, Vol. 48, 1998, Author: Mannhart M, Title: Filament yarn from PET bottles, pp.
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2. Table 4 reprinted from The Economic Times Polymers, Vol. 1,
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of new millennium, pp. 8-17, Copyright (2001), with permission
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3. Table 5 reprinted from Asian Textile J, Vol. 1/93, 1993, Authors:
Hoenig H and Fehrer E, Title: Textile waste recycling, pp. 37-40,
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4. Table 6 reprinted from Polym Degrad Stab, Vol. 45, 1994, Authors: La Mantia F P and Vinci M, Title: Recycling poly(ethylene
terephthalate), pp. 121-125, Copyright (2001), with permission
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5. Table 7 reprinted from Asian Textile J, Vol. 6/95, 1995, Authors:
Sharma N D and Shubhada H, Title: Management of PET waste:
process of regranulation, pp. 39-52, Copyright (2001), with permission from Asian Textile Journal.
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Chapter 27. Chemical Recycling of PET: Methods and Products

1. Figure 1, Table 2, and part of text (54%) reprinted from Ina
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Chapter 28. Recycling Options for Post-Consumer PET and
PET-Containing Wastes by Melt Blending
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