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Recycling of high density polyethylene/poly(vinyl chloride)/polystyrene ternary mixture with the aid of high energy radiation and compatibilizers
Author(s) -
Elmaghor Fathi,
Zhang Liye,
Li Hangquan
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.11985
Subject(s) - materials science , high density polyethylene , polystyrene , vinyl chloride , ultimate tensile strength , composite material , polyethylene , vinyl acetate , extrusion , ternary operation , styrene , polymer , linear low density polyethylene , ethylene vinyl acetate , low density polyethylene , polymer chemistry , plastics extrusion , copolymer , computer science , programming language
Ternary mixtures of waste plastics of high density polyethylene (HDPE), poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), and polystyrene (PS) was recycled using a single‐screw extruder. Poly(ethylene‐ co ‐vinyl acetate) and poly(styrene‐ b ‐ethylene/butylenes‐ b ‐styrene) were introduced as compatibilizers for HDPE/PVC and HDPE/PS, respectively. After the polymer blends was prepared via extrusion, they were subjected to high energy irradiation. The morphology and the mechanical properties of the hybrid blends were examined. Scanning electron micrographs and transmission electron micrographs showed that both compatibilizers and irradiation improved the uniformity and dispersion of the system. The heterogeneous crosslinking generated by irradiation resulted in an optimum impact strength. High elongation at break was achieved by using compatibilizers. The improvement of tensile strength was moderate. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 12: 2756–2762, 2003

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