Soft drink bottles are usually made of a type of plastic called polyethylene terephthalate, or PET.

软饮料瓶通常由一种叫甲酸乙醇酯或 PET 的塑料制成。

The main raw material is polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a plastic that is cheap and easy to process.

主要原料是甲酸乙醇酯(PET)，这是一种廉价且易于加工的塑料。

AZUZ : Ten-second trivia: Polyethylene terephthalate is a form of what?

甲酸乙醇酯是什么?

The catalyst breaks down the waste into its two base monomers: DMT, dimethyl terephthalate, and MEG, monoethylene glycol.

DMT，也就是甲酸甲酯，和 MEG，单乙醇。

Adidas uses plastic bottles that contain polyethylene terephthalate, or PET.

阿迪达斯使用含有甲酸乙醇酯或 PET 的塑料瓶。

I would feed my bacteria polyethylene terephthalate, or PET plastic.

我会喂养我的细菌甲酸乙醇酯或 PET 塑料。

The enzyme is able to break down polyethylene terephthalate, or PET.

该酶能够分解甲酸乙醇酯或 PET。

DMT, dimethyl terephthalate, and MEG, monoethylene glycol.

DMT，甲酸甲酯，MEG，单乙醇。

The purified DMT and MEG are then turned back into PET, polyethylene terephthalate, which is the base material for many plastic products.

净化后的 DMT 和 MEG 会被转化回 PET，甲酸乙醇酯，这也是很多塑料产品的基本材料。

It's made of a polymer called " polyethylene terephthalate" , which has rings of carbons separated by chains of carbons, some of which have single and double bonds, to oxygen atoms.

它是由甲酸乙醇酯合物组成的，它有分离的碳链，相于氧原子而言，一些含有单键和双键。

Sprite's current plastic contains green polyethylene terephthalate (PET) , an additive that can't be recycled into new bottles, a key initiative for the company as it looks to reduce plastic waste.

可口可乐公司表示，目前的瓶子含有无法循环利用的绿色甲酸乙醇酯（PET），而从瓶子中去除颜色可以提高回收材料的质量。

Last week, we mentioned how scientists had developed an enzyme that can help break down a common form of plastic called polyethylene terephthalate or PET. Here are the details on how that works.

上周，我们提到了科学家们是如何开发出一种酶来帮助分解一种叫甲酸乙醇酯或PET的常见塑料。下面是有关如何工作的详细信息。

In a small study, researchers from New York University School of Medicine discovered that infants have 10 to 20 times higher microplastic concentrations in their stool than adults, specifically when it comes to PET (polyethylene terephthalate) microplastics.

在一项小型研究中， 纽约大学医学院的研究人员发现， 婴儿粪便中的微塑料浓度比成人高 10 到 20 倍，尤其是 PET（甲酸乙醇酯）微塑料。