Economía Circular
Economía Circular
Recent developments in the mechanical properties and recycling of fiber?reinforced polymer composites
15/11/2024 -
Recycling methods for various fiber?reinforced polymer composites.Fiber?reinforced polymer composites (FRPCs) have become integral to various industries due to their exceptional strength?to?weight...
Recycling of biodegradable biobased polymer/agave fiber biocomposites
07/11/2024 -
Production, mechanical recycling, and composting of agave fiber?reinforced biocomposites.Biodegradable biobased polymers are a promising solution to reduce the dependence on conventional plastics and...
Super Tough PA6/PP/ABS/SEBS Blends Compatibilized by a Combination of Multi-Phase Compatibilizers
02/11/2024 -
Development of multi-component blends to prepare high-performance polymer materials is still challenging, and is a key technology for mechanical recycling of waste plastics. However, a multi-phase...
Effect of Joining Mechanism on the Mechanical Recycling of Polymer–Metal Composite Parts
04/11/2024 -
In order to be able to recycle composite components made of polymer and metal, which are used in the automotive industry, the joints must be broken. The success of the separation is influenced by the...
Recycling of Plastics in the Automotive Sector and Methods of Removing Paint for Its Revalorization: A Critical Review
28/10/2024 -
The presence of plastics in the automotive industry is increasingly significant due to their lightweight nature, which contributes to reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions while improving...
Mechanical recycling of polyamide 6 and polypropylene for automotive applications
25/10/2024 -
Recycling process of thermoplastic waste for automotive manufacturing.This study investigates the mechanical recycling of polyamide 6 (PA6) from discarded fishing nets and polypropylene (PP) from...
Compositional Analysis and Mechanical Recycling of Polymer Fractions Recovered via the Industrial Sorting of Post-Consumer Plastic Waste: A Case Study toward the Implementation of Artificial Intelligence Databases
15/10/2024 -
Nowadays, society is oriented toward reducing the production of plastics, which have a significant impact on the environment. In this context, the recycling of existing plastic objects is currently a...
Mechanical Recycling of PET Multi-Layer Post-Consumer Packaging: Effects of Impurity Content
08/10/2024 -
The recycling of PET trays is highly challenging. The aim of this paper was to investigate the issues related to the mechanical recycling process and, the correlation between feedstock composition...
Decentralized approach for incorporating waste wind turbine blades into 3D printing filaments using mechanical recycling
09/10/2024 -
Steps in recycling waste wind turbine blades into 3D printing filaments.The increasing awareness in environmental safety has led to rapid development in production of electricity using wind energy...
Recent Trends of Recycling and Upcycling of Polymers and Composites: A Comprehensive Review
06/05/2024 -
This review article gathers the most recent recycling technologies for thermoset and thermoplastic polymers. Results about existing experimental procedures and their effectiveness are presented. For...
Recent Developments in Technology for Sorting Plastic for Recycling: The Emergence of Artificial Intelligence and the Rise of the Robots
15/07/2024 -
Plastics recycling is an important component of the circular economy. In mechanical recycling, the recovery of high-quality plastics for subsequent reprocessing requires plastic waste to be first...
Gate-to-grave assessment of plastic from recycling to manufacturing of TENG: a comparison between India and Singapore
15/06/2024 -
This study assesses the viability of recycled plastic-based triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) for sustainable energy harvesting in India and Singapore, concurrently examining plastic waste...
Efficient Dynamic Crosslinking for Compatibilizing Immiscible Mixed Plastics through in situ Generated Singlet Nitrenes
07/06/2024 -
Creating a sustainable economy for plastics demands the exploration of new strategies for efficient management of mixed plastic waste. The inherent incompatibility of different plastics poses a major...
Recycling of Thermoplastic Glass Fiber?Reinforced Composites Using High?Voltage Fragmentation
06/06/2024 -
Separation of a polymer profile made of glass fiber?reinforced thermoplastic sheathing material and a polyethylene terephthalate foam core was studied for recycling, comparing comminution by a...
Approaches to Recycling of Engine Air Filters
29/04/2024 -
The recycling of air engine filters is another step towards the closed?loop concept for automobiles. First approaches for the mechanical recycling of engine air filters are described. The feasibility...
Evaluation of Thermoplastic Starch Contamination in the Mechanical Recycling of High-Density Polyethylene
26/04/2024 -
This research highlights the importance of addressing bioplastic contamination in recycling processes to ensure the quality of recycled material and move towards a more sustainable circular economy....
Effect of Carbon Nanofiber Distribution on Mechanical Properties of Injection-Molded Aramid-Fiber-Reinforced Polypropylene
16/04/2024 -
The mechanical recycling of discarded plastic products as resources for environmental preservation has recently gained research attention. In this context, it is necessary to use waste materials for...
Recycling Polyethylene/Polyamide Multilayer Films with Poly(isoprene-g-Maleic Anhydride) Compatibilizer
12/04/2024 -
Polymers generally form incompatible mixtures that make the process of recycling difficult, especially the mechanical recycling of mixed plastic waste. One of the most commonly used films in the...
Analysis of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Polymer Materials Derived from Recycled Overprinted Metallized PP Films
10/04/2024 -
Polymer materials and their composites are one of the most frequently used materials in the packaging and food industries. This applies to both disposable and reusable packaging, layered films with...
Advance Analysis of the Obtained Recycled Materials from Used Disposable Surgical Masks
29/03/2024 -
The production of personal protective equipment (PPE) has increased dramatically in recent years, not only because of the pandemic, but also because of stricter legislation in the field of Employee...
An Overview of the Non-Energetic Valorization Possibilities of Plastic Waste via Thermochemical Processes
22/03/2024 -
The recovery and recycling/upcycling of plastics and polymer-based materials is needed in order to reduce plastic waste accumulated over decades. Mechanical recycling processes have made a great...
