Recycled plastics special considerations

In this work, special attention was paid to minimising the potential residues from PET recycling. Some works have been published on active carbons from granulated non-used PET [4], but none concerning the use of plastic wastes. The advantage of the pyrolysis of post-consumer PET is that all the products obtained present interesting applications (i.e., chemical products, gases with calorific value and a solid that can be used as an active carbon), as a result of which residual wastes can be minimised considerably. The aim of this work was to obtain valuable active carbons from the solid residue from PET pyrolysis. 

Apart from the reprocessors of post consumer plastics, other companies have continued to specialize in waste plastics from industrial and commercial operations. The recycling of plastic pallet wrap is expanding across the country. Used electrical wire and cable is being reprocessed primarily for the recovery of metals however a number of specialized operations recycle the cable insulators, polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride. Similarly a few facilities exist to recycle waste automotive trim and foam polystyrene packaging. A considerable effort is being expended to find applications for plastic auto shredder residue which is the by product of the automobile recycling industry which currently recovers metals from end of life automobiles. At present viable applications are still understudy and current residues continue to be landfilled. 

A successful stabilizer system for recyclates has to take the special requirements discussed above into consideration. Predamage is introduced into the recy-clate during processing and the lifetime of the plastic article and the fluctuating composition of recyclates including the presence of contaminants is responsible... 

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