Recent Developments in Plastic Recycling (Hardcover)

Introduction to plastic recycling.- Recovery and recycling of plastics.- Recycling of traditional plastics-PP, PS, PVC, PET, HDPE, LDPE, and their blends and composites.- Rubber recycling.- Recycling of thermosetting plastics.- Rheology of recycled plastics.- Thermal analysis of recycled plastics.- Mechanical properties (tensile and three-point bending, fracture behavior, toughening, etc) of recycled plastics.- Production of fuel from waste and recycled plastics.- Economic feasibility, and environmental effects of reusing and recycling plastics.- Applications and future of recycling and recycled plastics.