Mechanical and chemical recycling of solid plastic waste.

Mass production and commercial availability are prerequisites for the viability and wide application of graphene. The exfoliation of graphite to give graphene is one of the most promising ways to achieve large-scale production at an extremely low cost. This review focuses on discussing different exfoliation techniques based on a common mechanical mechanism; because a deep understanding of the exfoliation mechanism can provide fruitful information on how to efficiently achieve high-quality graphene by optimizing exfoliation techniques. We highlight the recent progress on mechanical exfoliation for graphene production during the last decade. The emphasis is set on the widely used sonication method with the latest insight into sonication-induced defects, the newly explored ball milling method, the fluid dynamics method that has emerged in the last three years, and the innovative supercritical fluid method. We also give an outlook on how to achieve high-quality graphene efficiently using mechanical exfoliation techniques. We hope this review will point towards a rational direction for the scalable production of graphene.

A review on mechanical exfoliation for the scalable production of graphene

https://research.birmingham.ac.uk/portal/files/20583243/Oliveux_Dandy_Leeke_Current_status_recycling_fibre_Progress_Materials_Science_2015.pdf

Current status of recycling of fibre reinforced polymers: Review of technologies, reuse and resulting properties

Waste Printed Circuit Boards recycling: an extensive assessment of current status

Recycling of non-metallic fractions from waste printed circuit boards: a review.

http://bbs.sciencenet.cn/upload/blog/file/2008/8/20088102028675881.pdf

The reuse of nonmetals recycled from waste printed circuit boards as reinforcing fillers in the polypropylene composites.

A novel approach to recycling of glass fibers from nonmetal materials of waste printed circuit boards.

An experimental study of low earth orbit atomic oxygen and ultraviolet radiation effects on a spacecraft material – polytetrafluoroethylene

http://image.sciencenet.cn/olddata/kexue.com.cn/upload/blog/file/2008/8/200882214433559922.pdf

Influence of nonmetals recycled from waste printed circuit boards on flexural properties and fracture behavior of polypropylene composites

Kapton, a commonly used spacecraft material, is studied to investigate the atomic oxygen (AO) erosion effects in a plasma-type ground-based AO effects simulation facility. The samples before and after the experiments are compared in aspect, mass and surface morphology. The reaction characteristics of the material in the facility are obtained. The contribution of AO and ionic oxygen to mass loss in the sample and the reaction mechanism between the different particles and samples are analysed. It is concluded that neutral AO is the major cause of material erosion and mass loss and that the collision of energetic ions may accelerate the oxidation reaction.

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0022-3727/34/15/310/pdf

Yushan Xing

Papers

The reuse of nonmetals recycled from waste printed circuit boards as reinforcing fillers in the polypropylene composites.

A novel approach to recycling of glass fibers from nonmetal materials of waste printed circuit boards.

An experimental study of low earth orbit atomic oxygen and ultraviolet radiation effects on a spacecraft material – polytetrafluoroethylene

Influence of nonmetals recycled from waste printed circuit boards on flexural properties and fracture behavior of polypropylene composites

A study of the reaction characteristics and mechanism of Kapton in a plasma-type ground-based atomic oxygen effects simulation facility