Polyolefins Waste Materials Reconditioning Using Dissolution/Reprecipitation Method

Arkan Jasim, Hadi and Ghazi Faisal, Najmuldeen and Iqbal, Ahmed (2012) Polyolefins Waste Materials Reconditioning Using Dissolution/Reprecipitation Method. APCBEE Procedia, 3. pp. 281-286. (Published)

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Abstract

Recycling of waste polymer based on low-density polyethylene (LDPE), high-density polyethylene (HDPE) or polypropylene (PP) is studied by dissolution / reprecipitation method. In this technique, Toluene and petroleum ether (PetE) as solvents with different fractions and PetE , n-hexane as non-solvents were examined at different weight percent amounts and different temperatures, using as raw material for commercial polymer products (packaging food , bags, laboratory plastic materials , detergent containers ). The recovery of polymer in every case was greater than 98%. FT-IR spectra and tensile mechanical properties of the samples before and after recycling were measured. Potential recycling based degradation of the polymer was further investigated by measuring the thermal properties (melting point, crystallinity), of the polymer before and after recycling, using DSC.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Reconditioning, Waste, Polyolefins.
Subjects: T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering
Depositing User: Ms Suriati Mohd Adam
Date Deposited: 19 Dec 2014 03:30
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2018 06:11
URI: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6897
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