Processing and properties of engineering plastics recycled from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

Tarantili, PA; Mitsakaki, AN; Petoussi, MA

dc.contributor.author	Tarantili, PA	en
dc.contributor.author	Mitsakaki, AN	en
dc.contributor.author	Petoussi, MA	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:34:21Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:34:21Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	0141-3910	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/20709
dc.subject	Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymer	en
dc.subject	Blends, recycling	en
dc.subject	High impact polystyrene (HIPS)	en
dc.subject	Polycarbonates (PC)	en
dc.subject	Waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)	en
dc.subject.classification	Polymer Science	en
dc.subject.other	Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene	en
dc.subject.other	Blends, recycling	en
dc.subject.other	Copolymer blends	en
dc.subject.other	High impact polystyrene	en
dc.subject.other	Waste of electrical and electronic equipments	en
dc.subject.other	Amplifiers (electronic)	en
dc.subject.other	Blending	en
dc.subject.other	Butadiene	en
dc.subject.other	Carbonates	en
dc.subject.other	Copolymerization	en
dc.subject.other	Elastomers	en
dc.subject.other	Electric properties	en
dc.subject.other	Equipment	en
dc.subject.other	Flame retardants	en
dc.subject.other	Mechanical properties	en
dc.subject.other	Oscillators (electronic)	en
dc.subject.other	Plastic products	en
dc.subject.other	Plasticity	en
dc.subject.other	Polycarbonates	en
dc.subject.other	Polymer blends	en
dc.subject.other	Polystyrenes	en
dc.subject.other	Recycling	en
dc.subject.other	Rheology	en
dc.subject.other	Styrene	en
dc.subject.other	Tensile testing	en
dc.subject.other	ABS resins	en
dc.title	Processing and properties of engineering plastics recycled from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.11.029	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.11.029	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	The characteristics of engineering plastics used in the preparation of electrical and electronic equipment were studied. More specifically, their thermal response was recorded by DSC experiments, the rheological properties were investigated via MFI tests and the mechanical properties were evaluated with tensile tests. The aim was to establish a procedure for recycling the same engineering plastics deriving from waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), which offers the additional advantage of using the as-received waste stream as a recyclable mixture, i.e. without sorting and classification of its components. The experimental results showed that blends of PC with ABS or ABS/HIPS can be prepared by direct mixing and this, would allow easy handling of the engineering plastics coming from WEEE, i.e. blending without the need of sorting. These mixtures can be easily processed and display acceptable mechanical properties with reasonable cost. Therefore, the processing characteristics and properties of the systems studied in this work could be the key for the design of an interesting approach for handling solid plastic waste from electrical and electronic devices. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	Polymer Degradation and Stability	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.11.029	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000275618500023	en
dc.identifier.volume	95	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	405	en
dc.identifier.epage	410	en