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Polyester is a type of plastic made from long chains of molecules linked together by chemical bonds called esters, with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) being the most common form. It matters because synthetic polyesters are widely used in clothing and other products, though most don't break down naturally in the environment, unlike some naturally occurring polyesters.
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Polyester är i vid bemärkelse en polymer som innehåller estermonomerer i sin kedja. Polyester finns både som härdplast (i omättad form) och som termoplast (i mättad form). Kallas även esterplaster. Polyester används som harts tillsammans med armeringsmaterial som kolfiber, aramid- eller glasfiber i plastkompositer (båtbyggen, bilkarosser, flygplan med mera), som gjutmassa i produktionsindustrin och som konstfiber i textilier, kläder och kardborrband – ofta i friluftskläder (till exempel polyesterfleece), eftersom materialet har låg vattenupptagning, härdar snabbt, är relativt hållbart och anses bekvämt att bära. Vanliga polyestrar är till exempel polyetentereftalat (PET) och ortoftalsyrapolyester medan isoftalsyrapolyester används när en mer kemikalieresistent plast behövs i till exempel tankar och rörkonstruktioner.
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