BIO-BASED POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE PACKAGING AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF

This invention relates to a method of making a bio-based polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container comprising: (a) forming monoethylene glycol (MEG) from at least one bio-based material; (b) melt polymerizing the MEG with terephthalic acid (TA) to form a bio-based PET; (c) solid state polymerizing...

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Main Authors SCHULTHEIS MIKELL, KRIEGEL ROBERT M, HUANG XIAOYAN, KOLLS BROCK H
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.11.2022
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Summary:This invention relates to a method of making a bio-based polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container comprising: (a) forming monoethylene glycol (MEG) from at least one bio-based material; (b) melt polymerizing the MEG with terephthalic acid (TA) to form a bio-based PET; (c) solid state polymerizing the bio-based PET to form a PET resin; and (d) processing the PET resin into a PET container.
Bibliography:Application Number: ZA20110006426