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Plastic lumber applications

As a structural element to support paneling and wall mounts, there is growing interest in the use of plastic lumber produced using the recycled scrap or waste of polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene, and PET materials from various packaging and other high turnover applications... [Pg.335]

The extension of life for a polymer in a "down-graded" application may tolerate a wide range of mixtures. "Plastic lumber" can be made from various mixtures where the application (thick-walled containers, park benches) can compensate for low... [Pg.99]

The major market for recycled film in the U.S. in 2011 was the manufacture of plastic lumber, 55% of the total. Film and sheet applications totaled 16%, with various other applications comprising the remaining 29%. The export market is also very important, accounting for over 40% of the total recycled film [13]. [Pg.437]

There are also applications with wood composites prepared with thermoplastics (PE, PVC, PP and polyethylene terephthalate), and plastic lumber concept is evolved as a result of this concept [47], which is developed mainly for their use outdoors, but use in indoors are also possible [48]. In general, certain coupling agents are applied in such systems to enhance their performance. [Pg.161]

James Kerstein, an entrepreneur, heard about the process. He raised capital and bought used equipment to make plastic lumber. He obtained a broad, exclusive license on Rutgers technology for the life of the patent, which extends to 2011. He also received an interest-fi-ee loan of 250,000 from the New Jersey Commission for Science and Technology and invested it in more R D at Rutgers to qualify the PS/PE RP for railroad ties. The new company. Polywood eventually patented its use of the unfilled PS/PE RP for railroad ties and has patents pending on other applications. Polywood can make 35 million Ib/yr of PE/PS RPs. [Pg.191]

A major use of recycled LDPE and LLDPE is in the manufacture of trash bags. Some is also used in the manufacture of merchandise bags. A use of growing importance is, mixed with wood fibers, plastic lumber for applications such as window frames. [Pg.152]

When mixed plastics streams are collected, separation by resin type may not be feasible or economical. Similarly, heavily contaminated plastics streams may not be suitable for high-value end markets. Use of plastics in a commingled form, typically in applications where plastics replace wood or concrete, offers relatively low-value end uses that are much more tolerant of contamination than traditional plastic resin markets. In addition, the plastic substitutes for lumber and concrete tend to be considerably more durable than the materials they replace. This is especially true for plastic lumber, where the plastics also have the benefit of not employing some of the toxic chemical systems used to protect wood from degradation in moist outdoor environments. Many companies have been into and out of the commingled plastics business. The products typically sell for more than the wood or concrete items they replace, and convincing people to buy the products, even when they will last considerably longer than the cheaper alternatives, has been difficult. [Pg.544]

As mentioned, one application for recycled commingled plastics is in plastic lumber. The plastic lumber business has grown rapidly in the last five years. Not aU plastic lumber is made using recycled plastics, but much of it is. Some companies using recycled plastics for plastic lumber use mixed plastics, and others use relatively pure streams of material. Some use primarily postconsumer materials, while others use mostly industrial scrap. [Pg.544]

CIC Innovation Consultants Inc., A Custom Market Research Study Reviewing the Potential for Plastic Lumber in Canadian Marine Applications, Environment and Plastics Industry Council (EPIC), 2003. [Pg.579]

Secondary recycling is the recycle of plastic resins into new products with less demanding physical and chemical characteristics than the original application. Mixed plastics are applied most easily in the secondary recycling market because less separation of resin types and less complicated production methods are necessary to achieve a finished product. The most readily recognized secondary plastic product is "plastic lumber" (thick extrusion molded slabs of resin in which some types of resins act as fillers). Plastic lumber is used to make park benches, fence posts, boat docks, playground equipment and the like. The fabrication of mixed plastic lumber is discussed in Part II of the book. [Pg.75]

Plastic lumber, as may be expected, has limited applications and use. It costs more than similar outdoor grade products/lumber and is therefore harder to sell, but offers superior resistance to degradation and weathering outdoors. There are transportation, industrial, marine and agricultural applications for plastic lumber products. Such products are generally not yet sold at a consumer level. A number of markets for plastic lumber products are tied to the activities of state and municipal agencies. The following marketplaces are estimated to have the most potential ... [Pg.116]

A major market for recycled plastic film and bags is the manufacture of trash bags. Recycled plastic has also been used in the manufacture of new bags, bubble wrap, plastic lumber, housewares, and other applications. [Pg.1028]

Glazing, Plastic Lumber, Paint, Wall-Covering, and Other Applications of Polymers in Housing Construction... [Pg.59]

The majority of recycled plastic is PET (or PETE) or HDPE. PET is used for bottles of soda pop and other beverages. Recycled PET can be remolded for strapping materials and fibers for clothing or carpeting. HDPE is most commonly used for plastic milk jug containers. HDPE can be used as a plastic material in plastic pipe, bottle, and lumber applications. [Pg.114]


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