[HTML][HTML] Addressing the complex challenge of understanding and quantifying substitutability for recycled plastics

R Demets, K Van Kets, S Huysveld, J Dewulf… - Resources …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastics are highly versatile materials, which can substantially vary in their properties, within
a single polymer type, to cope with the range of different applications. Sorted bales of end-of …

Chemical and electrochemical recycling of end-use poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) plastics in batch, microwave and electrochemical reactors

THT Myren, TA Stinson, ZJ Mast, CG Huntzinger… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
This work describes new methods for the chemical recycling of end-use poly (ethylene
terephthalate)(PET) in batch, microwave and electrochemical reactors. The reactions are …

Effect of the trifunctional chain extender on intrinsic viscosity, crystallization behavior, and mechanical properties of poly (ethylene terephthalate)

Z Zhao, Y Wu, K Wang, Y Xia, H Gao, K Luo, Z Cao… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In this work, poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) chain-extending products with different
molecular weights were prepared by reactive extrusion using isocyanate trimer (C-HK) as …

Chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol nanofibrous membranes: towards green super-adsorbents for toxic gases

G Sargazi, D Afzali, A Mostafavi, A Shadman… - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Removal of hazardous gases from the atmosphere has become a big challenge for
scientists and engineers alike. Eco-friendly nature of biopolymers has given a new …

Chemical recycling of polyesters

M Dębowski, A Iuliano, A Plichta, S Kowalczyk… - Polimery, 2019 - yadda.icm.edu.pl
In the presented paper, two basic strategies that can be used in the processes of chemical
recycling of polyester material were described. The first of them involves increasing the …

Hopes beyond PET recycling: environmentally clean and engineeringly applicable

R Shamsi, G Mir Mohamad Sadeghi, H Vahabi… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2019 - Springer
Disposal of plastics in the environment has become a core of anxiety in developing
countries, while in the developed countries the focus has additionally been placed on …

Effects of thermoplastic poly (ether-ester) elastomer and bentonite on properties of recycled poly (ethylene terephthalate)

P Chaiwutthinan, C Phetreung… - Progress in Rubber …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The synergistic effects of thermoplastic poly (ether-ester) elastomer (TPEE) and bentonite
nanoclay on mechanical, morphological, thermal, and dynamic mechanical properties of …

[PDF][PDF] Analysis of postconsumer plastic packaging waste along the recycling chain: Gaining systematic insights into waste compositions and VOC removal

M Roosen - 2023 - biblio.ugent.be
Mechanical recycling is the most commonly applied recycling technology to date, since this
technology requires relatively little energy and resources (Garcia and Robertson, 2017) …

Quantifying barriers to recycling plastic packaging in the United States

B Ravi - 2024 - dspace.mit.edu
Staggering statistics about plastic waste and attendant concerns have driven multi-
stakeholder engagement from entrepreneurs searching for innovative technological …

Methods for chemical degradation of polyester polymers

O Luca, T Myren, C Huntzinger, TA Stinson - US Patent 12,054,834, 2024 - Google Patents
US12054834B2 - Methods for chemical degradation of polyester polymers - Google Patents
US12054834B2 - Methods for chemical degradation of polyester polymers - Google Patents …