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Selective recovery of polypropylene (and polyethylene) from mixed plastic wastes
Project ID: D2021-43 Background Polypropylene (PP) is a thermoplastic polymer used in packaging materials, consumer goods, automotive components, and medical devices. It is difficult to recover PP from mixed plastic waste streams; PP has a similar density to polyethylene (PE) and cannot be selectively separated from PE via the sink-float methods...
Published: 6/18/2024   |   Inventor(s): Parikshit Sarda, Balakrishna Maddi, Joseph Lawrence, Sridhar Viamajala
Keywords(s): Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Recycling, Sustainability
Category(s): Manufacturing, Polymers, Biomass Conversion & Recycling