Cabanes, A. published the artcileNew methods to remove volatile organic compounds from post-consumer plastic waste, Recommanded Product: Benzyl acetate, the main research area is volatile organic compound plastic waste hot air stripping extraction; Contaminant; Deodorization; NIA; Odor; Polyethylene; Smell.
While the annual European demand for polyolefins is 25 million tonnes, only 3 million tonnes of recycled polyolefins find their place in the market, despite collecting 15 million tonnes of post-consumer polyolefins every year. Brand owners of care products are showing their interest in using post-consumer recycled plastics for their packaging. However, there is a general concern in using these materials, as recycled polymers can contain unwanted substances that may expose the consumer to health risks or make the packaging unattractive. Accordingly, the presence of these contaminants narrows the market opportunity of recycled plastics to applications with low-quality requirements and in which the product is not in direct contact with the consumer. Though mech. recycling is the most widespread solution presents limitations in terms of decontamination, as only superficial substances are removed. Thereby, the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) migrated to the polymer matrix remain inside. Consequently, there is a need to find a solution to purify recycled plastics and increase their market share. This study focuses on removing VOCs from post-consumer recycled HDPE through two innovative methods applied for the first time in this field, steam stripping and polyethylene glycol (PEG) extraction The methodol. implemented to analyze the volatile organic compounds in HDPE was HS-SPME-GC/MS. Both methods showed a decrease above 70% in the VOCs content compared to extrusion-degassing. Moreover, these were compared to hot air stripping, a new technol. developed at an industrial scale for the removal of VOCs. As a result, steam stripping improved efficiency in reducing the overall VOCs compared to hot air stripping. The PEG extraction method lowered the volatile polar compounds further than using hot air stripping. Addnl., none of these technologies modified the HDPE melting flow index.
Science of the Total Environment published new progress about Biodegradability. 140-11-4 belongs to class esters-buliding-blocks, name is Benzyl acetate, and the molecular formula is C9H10O2, Recommanded Product: Benzyl acetate.
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