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Selective separation of virgin and post-consumer polymers (PET and PVC) by flotation method.
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The main objective of this research is to recycle PET and PVC selectively from post-consumer polymer wastes and virgin polymers by using froth flotation, which can be useful because of its low cost and simplicity.About:
This article is published in Waste Management.The article was published on 2009-06-01. It has received 107 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Froth flotation & Incineration.read more
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Recycling of plastic solid waste: A state of art review and future applications
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect on properties of virgin and recycled HDPE/LDPE/Nylon PSW with different reinforcements like sand, natural fibre, hemp fibre, metal powder etc.
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Recycling of PVC wastes
TL;DR: In this article, a review of various aspects of the PVC recycling such as recycling methods of PVC, special problems about some proposed processes, separation techniques, and recycling of mixed PVC wastes is presented.
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Triboelectrostatic separation for granular plastic waste recycling: A review
Guiqing Wu,Jia Li,Zhenming Xu +2 more
TL;DR: It can be concluded that the triboelectrostatic separation of plastic waste is a promising technology, however, more research is required before it can be widely applied in industry.
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Recycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate) – A review focusing on chemical methods
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a thorough survey of PET-recycling including energetic, material, thermo-mechanical and chemical methods focusing on chemical methods describing important reaction parameters and yields of obtained reaction products.
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Flotation separation of waste plastics for recycling-A review.
TL;DR: A review of recent literature on plastics flotation focuses on specific features compared to ores flotation, strategies, methods and principles, flotation equipments, and current challenges.
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A review of plastics waste recycling and the flotation of plastics
TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarized the importance of plastic waste recycling and plastic waste separation, based on an analysis of the physical and chemical characteristics of plastic materials and discussed the potentials and limitations of several technological processes.
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Separation of waste plastics by froth flotation––a review, part I
TL;DR: The application of flotation for the separation of plastic mixtures derived from post-consumer waste is relatively new, the earliest publications on this subject date back to the late seventies as discussed by the authors.
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Use of froth flotation to separate PVC/PET mixtures
TL;DR: In this paper, froth flotation was used to treat PVC and PET mixtures, and the results showed a yield of 99.3% pure PVC separated from PET, which is the best known result.
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Selective flotation separation of plastics by particle control
TL;DR: In this paper, the characteristics of plastics particles in the cutting products and flotation behaviors of plastics were studied and the relation of floatability of plastics with surface chemical related factors and gravity factors was derived and discussed.
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Separation of mixed post-consumer PET–POM–PVC plastic waste using selective flotation
TL;DR: In this paper, the main objective is to separate a mixed post-consumer engineering plastic waste (PET, POM, and PVC) based on type of plastic using selective flotation separation.