How to Use terephthalic acid in a Sentence

terephthalic acid

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• The process is both fast and efficient, recovering 94% of the possible terephthalic acid (TPA) within just four hours.
  — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
• Researchers have developed a process that dismantles PET plastic waste into its primary building block, terephthalic acid, to serve as a sustainable raw material.
  — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026
• Enzymatic depolymerization releases crystals of terephthalic acid (TPA) and a pool of ethylene glycol.
  — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
• Once ramped up, Circ expects the facility to process 70,000 metric tons of polycotton textile waste annually and produce cellulose pulp, purified terephthalic acid and monoethylene glycol.
  — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
• The report finds that purified terephthalic acid production and monoethylene glycol, used to polymerize polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, are the biggest contributors across nearly all environmental impact categories.
  — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 June 2026