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#	Paper Title
Miscellaneous Papers
120	Burcham - Color Measurement Procedure for PET Resins
119	Burcham - Color of PET Resins
118	Burcham - PET transition to PETG
117	Burcham - Processing Conditions for PET Preforms
116	Burcham - Silicone Coating for PET Sheet
115	Eastman Triangle Glycol Study - NPG vs CHDM N329
114	FraunhoferInstitute 2016_Welle_EUPET_barrier
113	Klöckner-Pentaplast - Tips and Tricks for Thermoforming Rigid Polyester Films
112	Plastic Ingenuity - Plastic Sheet Property Comparison
111	APR - PET Barrier Identification Test
110	APR - PET Dissolution Quality Test
109	PET Bottle Recycling Report (2008) National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR)
108	Life Cycle Inventory of 100% Post Consumer HDPE and PET Recycled Resin from Post Consumer Containers and Packaging Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council Inc. Association of Post Consumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) PET Resin Association (PETRA) National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR)
107	NAPCOR Refutes Claims That PLA Can Be Recycled With PET National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR)
106	National Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic Bag and Film Report (2007) American Chemistry Council (ACC)
105	Post-Consumer Recycling Report on Non-Bottle Rigid Plastics (2007) American Chemistry Council (ACC)
104	United States National Post-Consumer Plastics Bottle Recycling Report (2007) Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR)
103	PET Bottle Recycling Report (2007) National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR)
102	Recycled Poly Chain Extension by a Reactive Extrusion Process Edward I Kosior, Nextek pty Ltd.
The Packaging Conference February 2008
98	EasyUp™ SSP Technology: Location and Technology Update Delane Richardson, Director R&D, M&G Polymers
Miscellaneous Papers
96	PET Bottle Recycling Report (2006) National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR)
92	Integrated PET Resin and APET Sheet Complex Octal Holding in Oman
91	Heat Sealing Polyester Sheet Advanced Extrusion Inc.
Technical Program for GPEC 2007
90	Microcellular Recycled PET Foams for Food Packaging Dr. Vipin Kumar & Krishna V. Nadella, Dept of Mechanical Eng, Univ. of Washington Greg L. Branch, MicroGREEN Polymers, Inc.
89	The Most Environmentally Friendly Barrier Enhancement for PET Bottles Peter K. Andrich, SIG Beverages North America Inc.
88	Adding Value to Recycled PET Flakes Girish Bhatt, Bepex International LLC
87	Processing of non-dried PET-Bottle-Scrap using Co-rotating Twin Screw Extruders Sabine Schönfeld, Coperion Werner & Pfleiderer, Germany Paul Andersen, Coperion Corp, Ramsey, NJ
Miscellaneous Papers
86	Packaging Materials Issues in Irradiation Processing of Foods E-BEAM Services, Inc.
85	Electron-Beam Processing of Plastics: An Alternative to Chemical Additives E-BEAM Services, Inc.
84	Gas Permeability of PET Eastman Chemical Company
83	PET Resin Polymerization Chemistry Larry Koester, Burcham International Corp.
82	Economical and Quality Improvements in PET Reclaim Processing Daniel Gneuss, Gneuss, Inc.
Technical Program for ANTEC 2006
79	Chemical Analysis of the Polyester/Metal Surface of Delamination Failure Eldridge M. Mount III Emmount Technologies, Fairport, NY, 14450
78	Comparison of Two Different Cooling Methods for Extrusion Processes Timothy W. Womer, Walter S. Smith, Richard P. Wheeler Xaloy Corporation, New Castle, PA
77	Cadence Copolyester Resin for Calendared Film John E. Pomeroy, Marc A. Strand PhD. Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN 37662
Technical Program for ANTEC 2005
76	Experimental Investigation of PET and PP Film Casting Kenneth Aniunoh and Graham Harrison Department of Chemical Engineering and Center for Advanced Engineering Fibers and Films, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0909
75	Thermal Stabiization of High Molecular Weight L-Polylactide Jérôme Burlet, École Polytechnique de Montréal Marie-Claude Heuzey, École Polytechnique de Montréal Charles Dubois, École Polytechnique de Montréal Paula Wood-Adams, Concordia University Josée Brisson, Université Laval
74	Polylactides a New Era of Biodegradable Polymer for Packaging Applications Rafael Auras*, Bruce Harte, Susan Selke School of Packaging, MSU, East Lansing, MI. 48824-1223, USA
73	Homocomposites of Poly(ethylene Terephthalate) Pratapkumar Nagarajan and 1,2Donggang Yao Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309 School of Polymer, Textile & Fiber Eng., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
72	Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Recycled PET and its Blends Parthasarathy Pattabiraman, Dr. Igor Sbarski, Prof Tom Spurling, IRIS, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia Adj. Prof Edward Kosior, Visy Industries, Melbourne, Australia
Technical Program for GPEC 2006
71	Metabolix's Natural Plastics: Property Space and Processing Capabilities Robert Whitehouse, Metabolix Inc.
70	Thermoformed Packaging from Soy Protein Isolate Resin Dr. Lou Reifschneider, Illinois State University
69	Comparing the Degradability of Commercially Available Biodegradable Packages In Composting and Ambient Exposure Conditions Graham M. Harrison, Clemson University
68	The Rheology and Degradation of Renewable Resource Polymers Rafael Auras, Gaurav Kale, Sher Paul Singh, Michigan State University
Miscellaneous Papers
67	Infrared Rotary Drum (IRD) Drying Literature UPM Machinery Sales Limited, United Kingdom
66	PET Bottle Recycling Report (2003) National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR)
65	PET Bottle Recycling Report (1999) National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR)
Technical Program for ANTEC 2005
64	EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF PET AND PP FILM CASTING Kenneth Aniunoh and Graham Harrison Clemson University
63	Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Recycled PET and its Blends Parthasarathy Pattabiraman, Dr. Igor Sbarski, Prof Tom Spurling, Swinburne University Prof Edward Kosior, Visy Industries, Melbourne, Australia
Technical Program for Flexible Packaging Conference 2004
62	Important Factors for Selecting Food Packaging Materials Based on Permeability Kay Cooksey, Clemson University
61	Developments in Clear High Barrier Packaging Dhuanne Dodrill, Rollprint
60	Renewable Resource-Based Biaxially Oriented Film: Unwrapping the New Option in Flexible Packaging B. S. Glassbrenner, Cargill Dow LLC
Miscellaneous Papers
59	Roll and Tensile Drawing of PET: Effect of Process Conditions on Structural Properties R. Matthews, A. Ajji, K. C. Cole and M. M. Dumoulin Industrial Materials Institute, NRC, Boucherville, CANADA
58	Sheet Extrusion of Thermoformers (ANTEC 1999) Walter B. Virginski, and K. Christian Barnwell Davis-Standard Corporation
57	Coloring of Polyesters (ANTEC 1998) Richard L. Abrams, PhD Ferro Corporation, Independence, OH
56	Double Bubble Tubular Film Extrusion of Polybutylene Terephthalate-Polyethylene Terephthalate Blends (ANTEC 1999) Kwangjin Song and James L. White Institute of Polymer Engineering The Univ. of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-0301
53	Environmental Advantages of PET in Sheet Applications – August 2004 Larry Koester, Burcham International Corp.
52	Fuel from Recycled Resins & Packaging Roger Renstrom, Plastics News Magazine
51	Environmentally Conscience Production of Thermoformable Sheet and Film Products Siegfried Lackner, Senoplast Klepsch & GmbH Co., Austria
48	Low Density PET Foam - Jim Throne Dr. James Thone
47	PET Sheet Sealing & Adhesives Various Sources (fairly old sources)
Technical Program for GPEC 2005
46	Evaluation of OPLA Polymers with Existing PET and OPS for Fresh Food Service Containers Dr. Rafael Auras, School of Packaging, Michigan State University Dr. Paul Singh, Professor, School of Packaging, Michigan State University Dr. Jay Singh, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA
45	DuPont Sorona® Polymer: A New Sustainable Platform for Growth Joseph Kurian, Randy Milby, Ray Miller, Bio-Based Materials, DuPont Company
44	Meeting Sustainability Goals and Environmental Mandates Using Thermoformed Packaging Michael Brown, Packaging 2.0 LLC
43	NatureWorks® PLA – Commercial Development of Biopolymers on a World Scale Brian Glasbrenner, Cargill Dow LLC
42	An Economical & Environmental Solution For Increasing the Recyclers' Profits For Reclaiming R-PET From Dirty Post-Consumer PET Bottles Anthony Georges, AMUT North America
41	The Process of Recycling of Polyester with Polymeric Chain Extenders Marco A. Villalobos, Abiodun A. Awojulu, Gregory P. Turco Johnson Polymer LLC
40	Biodegradable PLA Elastomers based on bis-Oxaziline Coupling Dr. Patrick V. Bonsignore, President of Bonstek Consultants
Technical Program for GPEC 2004
39	From PET Bottle Flakes to Final Products: Product Quality is Determined by Melt Filtration Monika Gneuss, Gneuss Inc.
38	“VacuRema” and Bottle Recycling Mike Horroks, EREMA
37	Converting Reclaimed Scrap PET to Useful Process Chemicals Scott O. Seydel, EvCO, Inc.
36	Environmentally Conscience Production of Thermoformable Sheet and Film Products Siegfried Lackner, Senoplast Klepsch & GmbH Co., Austria
35	Cesa-extend a User Friendly Technology to Enhance Reprocessing and Recycling of Condensation Plastics V. Karayan, Clariant Masterbatches, and M. Villalobos, Johnson Polymer
Technical Program for GPEC 2003
34	Thermoforming & Die Cutting of Recycled/Virgin PET Sheet Larry Koester, Lavergne Group, Canada
Technical Program for GPEC 2002
33	The Phoenix Process - Taking Recycle PET from the Curbside Back into Food Grade Consumer Bottles Jean Bina, Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
32	The Evaluation of How New PET Bottle Barriers Affects the Recyclability of PET Steven R. Dunkle, Wellman Inc.
31	Recycling of PET Bottles in Japan John Thomsen, National Recovery Technologies
30	Fully Automatic Melt Filtration System: New Possibilities in Plastics Recycling Monika Gneuss, Gneuss, Inc.
29	High-Speed, High Volume Automated Separation Sorting Plastics by Resin and Color with the Touch of a Finger Felix Hottenstein and Garry Kenny, MSS Inc.
Technical Program for GPEC 2000
28	Advanced PET Bottle to Bottle Recycling Process Andreas Christel, Buehler Ltd., Switzerland
27	Processing Cost Improvements for PET Washing Parts Curt Cozart, Aldo Previero Sorema, Common Sense Solutions, Monroe, NY
26	New High-Capacity Systems for the Automated Separation of Plastic Bottles with Multiple Identification and Sorting Capabilities Garry R. Kenny & Felix Hottenstein, Gregg Roe & Arthur Doak MSS, Inc.,
Technical Program for ANTEC 2004
25	Processing Polyethylene Terephthalate on a Single Screw Extruder without Predrying Using Hopper- and Melt Degassing Walter Michaeli and Torsten Schmitz Institute of Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University
24	Hydraulic Conveying of Plastic Pellets Hans J. Schmidt, Coperion Corp., Ramsey, NJ
Technical Program for ANTEC 2003
23	Aromatic Hydrocarbon Content Of Plastic Packaging Materials Gary Lavigne, Myer Ezrin
22	Design Of Plastic Multi-Layer Structures That Fit The Requirements Of A Specific Food Or Beverage Carlos Vargas, Maria Noriega, Omar Estrada
Technical Program for ANTEC 2002
21	The Effect of Orientation on Mechanichal Properties of Recycled PET Angela D. Hasenbalg, Western Washington University
Technical Program for ANTEC 2001
20	Extrusion Foaming of PET/PP Blends Wan, C., Xanthos, M., Dey, S., and Zhang, Q. - New Jersey Institute of Technology
19	Process Optimization for Reactive Blending and Compatibilization of PA 6 and PET in Extrusion Prollius, Sven and Haberstroh, Edmund - Institut fur Kunststoffverarbeitung (IKV)
18	Recycling of Multilayer and Barrier Coated PET Containers Kegel, Mark and Kosior, Edward - Swinburne University/Visy Plastics
17	Development of a Continuous Thermal Separation System for the Removal of PVC Contamination in Post-Consumer PET Flake Dvorak, Robert and Kosior, Edward - Swinburne University/Visy Plastics
Technical Program for ANTEC 2000
16	Properties and Applications of Sandwich Panels Based on PET Foams M. XANTHOS, R. DHAVALIKAR, V. TAN, S. K. DEY, and U. YILMAZER* Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science and *Polymer Processing Institute New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
15	New Thermoplastic Adhesive and Barrier Resins Terry Glass, Ha Pham, Marie Winkler* The Dow Chemical Company 2301 Brazosport Blvd. Freeport, Texas 77541
14	A New Impact Modifier for Toughening Clear APET Edward J. Troy , Anthony C. Fazey, Evan Crook (retired) Rohm and Haas Company, Inc. , Bristol Research, Bristol, Pa. USA
Articles & Papers from NPE 2003
12	Recycling & Scrap Reclaim at NPE 2003 Jan Schut, Plastics Technology Magazine
11	Close-Up On Technology – Granulators Jan Schut, Plastics Technology Magazine
10	NPE News Wrap-Up: Materials Handling Matthew Naitove, Plastics Technology Magazine
9	NPE News Wrap-up: Resin Dryers Matthew Naitove, Plastics Technology Magazine
Eastman/Voridian Technical Papers Related to PET
8a	Injection Molding PET Preforms (publication TRC-107C)
8	Drying PET Polyester (publication CP4 or TRC-91C)
7	APET (Amorphous PET) Film and Sheeting Extrusion (publication TRC-106D)
6	Some Do’s and Don’ts for Extruding APET Film (publication DDS-7A)
5	Thermoforming Amorphous PET (APET)
4	Secondary Fabrication Techniques for PET Sheet (publication TRS-194G)
3	Some Do’s and Don’ts in Thermoforming and Fabricating APET Film and Sheet (publication DDS-3C)
2	Chemical Resistance of PET Polyester (publication TR-144A)
Thermoforming 101
1	Basic Thermoforming Principles Dr. James Thone

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