RECYCLING OF GLASS-FIBER-REINFORCED THERMO-PLASTIC COMPOSITES .1. IONOMER AND LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE BASED COMPOSITES

PAPASPYRIDES, CD; POULAKIS, JG; ARVANITOPOULOS, CD

dc.contributor.author	PAPASPYRIDES, CD	en
dc.contributor.author	POULAKIS, JG	en
dc.contributor.author	ARVANITOPOULOS, CD	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:44:04Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:44:04Z
dc.date.issued	1995	en
dc.identifier.issn	0921-3449	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/24274
dc.subject	GLASS FIBER	en
dc.subject	PLASTIC	en
dc.subject	THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE	en
dc.subject	SOLVENT	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Environmental	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.title	RECYCLING OF GLASS-FIBER-REINFORCED THERMO-PLASTIC COMPOSITES .1. IONOMER AND LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE BASED COMPOSITES	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1995	en
heal.abstract	Ionomer and low density polyethylene (LDPE) based composites were prepared containing 40% w/w glass fibers in a random in-plane orientation. These composites were then dissolved, and consequently the polymer/fibers solution was separated by filtration to recover the reinforcing agent and the polymer matrix, Different amounts of hot solvent were employed for washing during filtration to vary the polymer content remaining on the fibers. The recycled fibers were used to prepare 'new' composites, i,e., they were incorporated in the same polymer matrix, but of virgin quality. This paper investigates the effect of such an interphase alteration on the tensile performance of these materials. A significant improvement of the tensile modulus was found, namely after one washing of the fibers for the ionomer based composites and two washings for the LDPE based ones. This behavior is discussed in terms of degree of fiber dispersion.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1995RT62900003	en
dc.identifier.volume	14	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	91	en
dc.identifier.epage	101	en