Terylene
Terylene is a brand name for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers developed and marketed by the British chemical company ICI in the 1940s. The name is commonly used to refer to PET in fiber form, though PET can also be produced as a clear resin for bottles and films. Terylene helped establish polyester fibers as a major class of synthetic textiles.
PET is produced by condensation polymerization of terephthalic acid (or dimethyl terephthalate) with ethylene glycol. The
Applications include clothing, home furnishings and industrial fabrics; the PET resin is widely used for beverage
Chemically, PET has a relatively high crystallinity potential and good chemical resistance, while maintaining thougthly useful