Synopses & Reviews
Presents emerging technology and current research in plastics recycling. Summarizes the scope of the problem of plastics recycling and highlights current areas of activity. Includes discussion on stabilizers, additives, and characterization of recycled plastics; polymer recovery; and applications of recycled polymer blends. Features an overview chapter by Wayne Pearson, Executive Director of the Plastics Recycling Foundation, Inc.
Table of Contents
Recycling Plastics from Municipal Solid Waste: An Overview
Environmental Compatibility of Polymers
Recycled Plastics: Product Applications and Potential
Miscibility in Polymer Recycling
Automotive Recycling in Japan
Pyrolysis of Polymers
Stabilization of Recycled Plastics
Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Recycled Commingled Post Materials
Accelerated Warpage and Water Sorption Tests on Recycled Plastic Posts
Phosphite Stabilizers in Postconsumer Recycling
Selected Aspects of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Solution Behavior: Application to a Selective Dissolution Process for the Separation of Mixed Plastics
Evaluation of Polymer Degradation in Controlled Microbial Chemostats
Separation of Thermoplastics by Density Using Near-Critical and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Sulfur Hexafluoride
Recoverable Polyimide Copolymers
Incorporating Postconsumer Recycled Poly(ethylene terephtalate): A New Polyester Resin
Recycling Poly(ethylene terephthalate) in Unsaturated Polyester Composites
High-Density Polyethylene--Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Blends: Compatibilization and Physical Properties
Composite Materials from Recycled Multilayer Polypropylene Bottles and Wood Fibers
Blends of Nylon 6 and Polypropylene with Potential Applications in Recycling: Effects of Reactive Extrusion Variables on Blend Characteristics
Properties of High-Density Polyethylene from Postconsumer Recycled Containers
Multilayer Packaging in the Environment: One Company's Positions and Programs
Recycling of Reaction Injection Molded Polyurethanes
Technical Aspects of Vinyl Recycling