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1020426 EFFECTS OF COMPATIBILIZERS AND ELECTRON RADIATION ON THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITES CONSISTING OF FIVE RECYCLED POLYMERS The purpose of this article is to show the influence of two compatibilisers and an electron radiation dose on the storage modulus (M'), loss modulus (M''), and loss factor (tandelta) of composites made of blends of the following five recycled polymers: low-density polyethylene (LDPE), high-density p ... 1020436 CHARACTERIZATION OF SHEAR DEFORMATION AND STRAIN RECOVERY BEHAVIOR IN SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS The large strain deformation behaviour of a styrene-based shape memory polymer (SMP) has been investigated in tensile- and shear-loading conditions with the aim of characterizing the mechanical properties. Of particular interest is the recovery behaviour, which is critical for the development of new ... 1020468 DECHLORINATION OF POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE) USING NAOH IN ETHYLENE GLYCOL UNDER ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE A solution of NaOH dissolved in ethylene glycol (EG) was effective in the dechlorination of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at atmospheric pressure. The degree of dechlorination increased with increasing temperature, reaching a maximum of 97.8% at 190 deg.C. The dechlorination proceeded under chemical co ... 1020496 PVC-U WINDOWS WIN GREEN RATING (SHORT ITEM) It is briefly reported that the green credentials of PVC-U windows in the UK have been boosted by the announcement of environmental ratings by the Building Research Establishment. The BRE's 2008 Green Guide to Specification includes the following ratings for PVC-U windows: A+ for commercial building ... 1020497 PLASTIC BOTTLE RECYCLING RATE HITS 35% IN UK (SHORT ITEM) Over the space of a year, UK consumers have increased their recycling of plastic bottles by a massive 68% in 2007, it is briefly reported. The Annual Local Authorities Plastics Collection Survey indicated that UK collections in 2007 hit 181,997 tonnes, up from 108,453 tonnes in 2006. The amount of b ... 1020511 EUROPE LEADS IN PLASTICS GRASS (SHORT ITEM) Global demand for artificial turf is growing at 20% per annum, according to AMI, which puts Europe at the top of the international league table with a 43% share of the overall world market. The industry now accounts for over 600,000 tonnes of product, which encompasses the polymers used for the gras ... 1020513 ROAD TO LOW EMISSIONS The Low Carbon Conference is intended to provide a platform for knowledge transfer in the automotive sector. Organised as part of the UK Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Foresight Vehicle programme, it is part of an ongoing project intended to bring together experts from within academia, t ... 1020514 JEC SHOWCASES INNOVATION The JEC composites fair and conference attracted 1,053 exhibitors this year, up by 100 over 2007, and 27,000 visitors. The automotive industry was well represented, with Advanced Composites Group presenting use of the carbon fibre prepreg system that is now supplied for bodywork of the Koenigsegg Au ... 1020516 NEW PUSH INTO MONO-MATERIALS The market for self-reinforced composites, composite structures manufactured from just a single polymer, could be up to ten times its current size, according to Rigicom, a new company set up to license Hot Compaction self-reinforced polymer composite technology for PP and other resins. Rigicom's Hot ... 1020524 BREAKTHROUGH AUSTRALIAN TECHNOLOGY ATTRACTS WORLD WIDE INTEREST The new Customcoat QP technology, jointly developed by Dulux Powder Coatings and the CSIRO, involves a solvent-free powder coating that can be applied to a wide range of heat-sensitive plastics and cured at low temperatures. The new product has significant implications for the global automotive, fur ... 1020553 OPPORTUNITIES IN BULK PACKAGING – PP WOVEN SACKS: THE IDEAL CHOICE Modern bulk packaging has to be strong, durable, light in weight, provide adequate protection with increased storage/shelf life, easy to handle, cost effective, reusable, recyclable and have a minimum impact on the environment. PP woven sacks, jute, paper bags/boxes are the most widely used packagin ... 1020562 CHISSO AND PARTNERS TO START MAKING SOLAR-CELL POLYSILICON (SHORT ITEM) Chisso, Nippon Mining Holdings and Toho Titanium have announced that they are ready to enter the solar cell polysilicon business with the novel zinc-reduction process they have been developing under a joint venture called Japan Solar Silicon. To begin mass production, the companies plan to form a ne ... 1020582 REFINING A STRATEGY FOR PLASTIC Speaking at the Recoup conference, Defra producer responsibility head of branch Judicaelle Hammond, reminded the audience that the UK has come a long way with plastics recycling, but reuse is an area where not enough has been done on the packaging side. Hammond pointed out that about 32,000 tonnes o ... 1020588 UK ENERGY RECOVERY LAGS BEHIND EUROPE (SHORT ITEM) The UK is lagging behind the rest of Europe when it comes to energy recovery, according to PlasticsEurope. A study by German research firm Prognos claimed smarter waste management could cut CO”2 emissions by 234m tpa by 2020, compared to 2004 levels. It argued that the CO”2 emissions reduction could ... 1020589 MIXED PLASTICS NEED TO BE RECYCLED, SAYS WRAP (SHORT ITEM) It is briefly reported that calls to simplify the polymers used in plastics packaging to make them easier to recycle must not be allowed to result in more food waste. Production of plastic takes a very small amount of energy compared to food products, Wrap claimed. Wrap has launched a new study that ... 1020596 MAKING THE MOST OF DISCARDS Today, the global average of reclaimed rubber used is around 5%. Its usage is low in the US and Europe, compared to the global average, and high in the case of developing countries, owing to the price elasticity of the material in these markets. Consumption in industrialising countries like Brazil, ... 1020599 CANADIAN RETAILERS READY TO PROVIDE A HOME FOR “ORPHAN” TIRES In a bid to take pressure off the province's landfill sites, British Columbia motorists are being offered a free and easy way to dispose of their “orphan” scrap tyres by bringing them to participating tyre retailers. Scrap tyres are described as orphans until they have been collected and sent for re ... 1020600 DATA SUGGESTS BAG RECYCLING RATE AT 2% The amount of film and plastic bags recycled in the US in 2006 increased 24% from the previous year. Almost 552.2 million pounds, or 68%, of the slightly more than 812 million pounds of the films and bags recycled came from clear, clean PE film that includes commercial-grade stretch wrap and poly ba ... 1020602 WRAP BACKS MIXED PLASTICS (SHORT ITEM) Mechanically recycling mixed household plastics is technically and economically feasible, according to newly published research from WRAP. A highly visible part of the household waste stream, many local authorities and retailers are under increasing pressure from consumers to offer recycling facilit ... 1020603 BOTTLE BOOM (SHORT ITEM) Significant growth in the collection of plastic bottles has been fuelled by efficient collection methods and residents' increasing awareness, a WRAP funded survey has found. The annual Local Authorities Plastics Collection Survey 2008 revealed a 68% increase in local authority collection of plastic ... 1020704 FILLING AND REINFORCING WITH NATURAL FIBRES Recent developments in Latin America in the commercialisation of natural fibres and fillers as reinforcements for plastics are reviewed in terms of compatibility with polymers, mechanical properties and processability. Examples cited include the reinforcement of recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate) ... 1020705 PACKAGING: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY DRIVES NEW DEVELOPMENTS Recent developments in materials and processing techniques to produce lighter packaging containers and reduced packaging, improved recyclability, faster production cycles, and innovative uses of bio-based resins from renewable resources in response to increasing demands for more environmentally frie ... 1020741 SELECTIVE DECOMPOSITION OF THE SILOXANE BOND CONSTITUTING THE CROSSLINKING ELEMENT OF SILANE-CROSSLINKED POLYETHYLENE BY SUPERCRITICAL ALCOHOL Material recycling of silane-crosslinked LDPE was investigated to make thermoplastic PE. Supercritical alcohol and water were used to selectively decompose the siloxane bond. The structure of the products was analysed by silicon-29 NMR, FTIR, gel fraction and molecular weight measurements. The recyc ... 1020751 COMPATIBILIZATION OF PP/PE BLENDS AND SCRAPS WITH ROYALENE. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, SAXS, AND WAXS PP/PE blends and recycled scraps were compatibilised with Royalene EPDM/PE blends and mechanically tested. The influence of compatibilisation on tensile-impact strength was assessed. Data from small-angle X-ray scattering and wide-angle X-ray scattering are presented. 27 refs. ... 1020784 STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF TERNARY BLENDS OF RECYCLED POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE/BISPHENOL-A POLYCARBONATE/(E/BA/GMA) Recycled PETP/bisphenol-A polycarbonate/ethylene-butyl acrylate-glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer were blended through low temperature solid state extrusion. Impact and tensile properties were investigated. Morphologies were examined using SEM. Characterisation was also carried out using DSC and FTIR ... 1020801 INFLUENCE OF THE USE OF RECYCLED POLYOLS OBTAINED BY GLYCOLYSIS ON THE PREPARATION AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE Details are given of the recovery of polyols from PU chemical recycling. Several foaming tests were carried out according to the evaluation method used in free expansion foaming of conventional flexible slabstock foams. A formulation recipe for flexible foams was selected in which the raw polyol was ... 1020948 MELT STRENGTH AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF ORGANIC PEROXIDE MODIFIED VIRGIN AND RECYCLED HDPE A commercial blow moulding grade of recycled HDPE and a blow moulding grade of virgin HDPE were reactively extruded with various compositions of different peroxides (1,3-1,4-bis(tert-butylperoxyisopropyl) benzene and dicumyl peroxide) from a twin-screw extruder and the effect of peroxide concentrati ... 1020950 MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF FLY ASH/RECLAIMED RUBBER POWDER COMPOSITES IMPROVED BY KH-550 COUPLING AGENT Reclaimed natural rubber powder from scrap tyre treads was blended with fly ash and a coupling agent (aminopropyltriethoxysilane) and the mechanical and thermal properties of the resulting composites investigated. The effects of fly ash content, coupling agent, order of addition of ingredients, such ... 1021010 FILAMENT WINDING OF CO-EXTRUDED POLYPROPYLENE TAPES FOR FULLY RECYCLABLE ALL-POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE PRODUCTS All-PP composite pipes or rings were fabricated from coextruded tapes or woven fabrics by filament winding and tested either by the split-disk method or hydrostatic pressure test to determine hoop properties. Deformation of pipe surfaces was measured using an optical strain mapping system and the te ... 1021078 EFFECTS OF WATER ABSORPTION ON CREEP BEHAVIOR OF WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES The effects of filler loading and immersion in water on the creep/recovery behaviour of composites made from medium-density fibreboard(MDF) flour as natural fibre and recycled HDPE as resin were studied (at 60, 70, and 80 wt % fibre loadings). Nominal density and dimensions of the manufactured panel ... 1021119 REACH IMPLENTATION ISSUES OF INTEREST TO FOOD CONTACT MATERIAL PRODUCERS Now that REACH has come into force, the European authorities and industry are preparing to meet the upcoming REACH challenges, which include pre-registration, registration of high volume and high risk substances, and organisation of the first proposed list of Substances of Very High Concern(SVHCs) f ... 1021151 THERMALLY LATENT REACTION OF HEMIACETAL ESTER WITH EPOXIDE CATALYZED BY RECYCLABLE POLYMERIC CATALYST CONSISTING OF SALEN-ZINC COMPLEX AND POLYURETHANE MAIN CHAIN A polymeric catalyst (Zn/1"N"H"C"O"O) carrying salen-zinc complex structure in the main chain was prepared by polyaddition of zinc/bis(4-hydroxy)salicylidene-1,2-diiminoethane and 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate in the presence of 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)-7-undecene. Poly(Zn/1"N"H"C"O"O) was shown ...
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