Thermal Characterization of Virgin and Recycled PET

User Benefits

- The DSC-60 Plus differential scanning calorimeter can evaluate the melting temperature and crystallization temperature of materials. - Thermal stability can be evaluated by the DTG-60 simultaneous TG/DTA. - Grasping the thermal properties of materials makes it possible to consider the optimum molding conditions.

Introduction

Recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate) is an important material for a sustainable future. The use of renewable resources will be necessary to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Recycled PET has a low environmental impact and contributes to the reduction of plastic waste. In particular, use of recycled PET will be an important step toward solving the problem of marine plastic pollution. Production of virgin PET requires fossil fuel, but consumption of fossil fuels can be reduced by using recycled PET, contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Thus, recycled PET can contribute to the realization of a circular economy that reuses waste as a resource and the construction of a sustainable society. In this paper, the thermal properties of virgin PET fiber and recycled PET fiber were evaluated using the DSC-60 Plus differential scanning calorimeter and the DTG-60 simultaneous TG/DTA.

September 9, 2025 GMT