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How is terylene prepared?

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When ethylene glycol and terepathalic acid (or) dimethylterephthalate are mixed and heated at 500K in the presence of zinc acetate and antimony trioxide catalyst, terylene is formed.

It is used in blending with cotton or wool fibres and as glass reinforcing materials in safety helmets.
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