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PET (Denmark)
A pet is an animal kept primarily for company, protection or entertainment. Pet or PET may also refer to: Science and technology Science * Polyethylene terephthalate, a common plastic material in the polyester family * Paired-end tag, a short sequence at the end of a DNA fragment * Photoinduced electron transfer, a process of electron transfer under action of light * Pólya enumeration theorem, a mathematical theorem in enumerative combinatorics * Potential evapotranspiration, a measure of the atmospheric demand for water vapour from evaporation and transpiration * pET, a series of cloning expression vectors Medicine * Patulous Eustachian tube, a medical disorder affecting the middle ear * Positron emission tomography, a medical imaging technique * Pre-eclampsia, a medical complication of pregnancy Technology * Commodore PET (Personal Electronic Transactor), a 1970s era personal computer * Personal Energy Transportation, a mobility device for disabled individuals * Privacy-enhan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyethylene Terephthalate
Polyethylene terephthalate (or poly(ethylene terephthalate), PET, PETE, or the obsolete PETP or PET-P), is the most common thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family and is used in synthetic fibre, fibres for clothing, packaging, containers for liquids and foods, and thermoforming for manufacturing, and in combination with glass fibre for engineering resins. In 2016, annual production of PET was 56 million tons. The biggest application is in fibres (in excess of 60%), with bottle production accounting for about 30% of global demand. In the context of textile applications, PET is referred to by its common name, polyester, whereas the acronym ''PET'' is generally used in relation to packaging. PET used in non-fiber applications (i.e. for packaging) makes up about 6% of world polymer production by mass. Accounting for the >60% fraction of polyethylene terephthalate produced for use as polyester fibers, PET is the fourth-most-produced polymer after polyethylene (PE), polypr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
