Abstract
In this paper, the effect of using pre-consumer PVC scraps on static and long-term mechanical properties is studied. The degradation characteristics of mixing virgin PVC with crushed pre-consumer and PVC pipe scraps are analyzed using various tools including Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The variation of static mechanical properties as a function of adding pre-consumer PVC pipe scraps is investigated using the degradation analyses of recycled PVC scraps. In addition, fatigue tests are executed to evaluate the long-term durability of blending virgin PVC and recycled PVC scraps, and the fracture surface is investigated in detail to reveal the variation of the fracture mechanisms.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 362-371 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Express Polymer Letters |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 Apr 1 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Fatigue
- Fractography
- Poly(vinyl chloride)
- Recycling
- Thermal degradation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemical Engineering
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Organic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry