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Cover Image, Volume 133, Issue 10
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.43230
Subject(s) - toughness , volume (thermodynamics) , cover (algebra) , polyethylene , extrusion , high density polyethylene , citation , polymer science , materials science , composite material , mechanical engineering , computer science , engineering , library science , physics , quantum mechanics
Recycled plastics continue to suffer from appearance and performance issues; even the most sophisticated plastic recycling technologies of today leave behind small amounts of contaminants. On page 43070 (1 of 10), Evan V. Miu, Andrew J. Fox, Samuel H. Jubb and Katsuyuki Wakabayashi discuss the application of a next generation solid‐state mechanochemical processing technique called solid‐state/melt extrusion to effectively and sustainably process recycled high‐density polyethylene from milk jugs. The resulting material had consistent appearance and melt flow characteristics, and its tensile ductility/toughness and impact toughness are enhanced by up to 11‐fold as compared to the as‐received high‐density polyethylene. (DOI: 10.1002/app.43070 )