Plastics are recalcitrant and difficult to be removed from a natural environment. As a result,
plastics have accumulated in the environment and food chain, causing adverse effects on …

This paper investigates the tensile strength degradation of architectural PVC coated PET
woven fabrics exposed to single and combined artificial weathering impacts and cyclic …

A wide range of weathering processes contributes to the degradation of plastic litter items
which leads to the formation of microplastics that may be detrimental to marine ecosystems …

The weathering of plastics is always accompanied by a change in surface properties,
especially wettability in the case of water. For plastics weathering in an aquatic environment …

The low natural degradation rate of plastic products makes the recycling or disposal of
increasing post-consumer plastic materials, including Plastic Polyethylene Terephthalate …

In the past five decades, reinforced coated textile membranes have been used increasingly
as building materials, which are environmentally exposed. Thus, their weathering …

Accelerated weathering exposures were performed on poly (ethylene-terephthalate)(PET)
films. Longitudinal multi-level predictive models as a function of PET grades and exposure …

This study proposes reusing post-consumer soil-filled PET (polyethylene terephthalate)
bottles as a novel soil reinforcing element by conducting a laboratory-scale experimental …

The essential properties of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), such as chemical inertness
and durability that make it a suitable material for the packaging of mineral and soft drinks …

Photovoltaic (PV) energy, with its strong market growth and increased competitiveness
against fossil fuels in recent years, is becoming one of the major energy resources available …