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. 2017 Jun 2;10(6):1376–1383. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.12734

Table 1.

Design of experiments strategy used for performing the water‐based hydrolysis of PET

Experiment Initial MW (IV) range of PET T [°C] PET/H2O ratioa Steady‐state time [min]b
1 0.62 180 1/4 0
2 1/10 30
3 250 1/4
4 1/10 0
5 180 1/4
6 1/10 30
7 250 1/4
8 1/10 0

All reported conditions were also tested; zinc acetate was added to the reaction mixture.

a. 25 g of PET.

b. After the transient period (to reach the desired T).