- Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
- Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
- Polymer crystallization and properties
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Nanotechnology research and applications
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
Energy Safety Research Institute
2021
Swansea University
2021
The inherent value and use of hydrocarbons from waste plastics solvents can be extended through open-loop chemical recycling, as this process converts plastic to a range non-plastic materials. This is enhanced by first creating plastic–solvent combinations multiple sources, which then are streamlined single stream. We report on the relevant mechanics for streamlining industrially polymers such polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), acrylonitrile butadiene...
For every three people on the planet, there are approximately two Tonnes (Te) of plastic waste. We show that carbon recovery from polystyrene (PS) is enhanced by coaddition solvents to grow nanotubes (CNTs) liquid injection chemical vapour deposition. Polystyrene was loaded up 4 wt% in toluene and heated 780 °C presence a ferrocene catalyst hydrogen/argon carrier gas at 1:19 ratio. High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), scanning (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)...
For every three people on the planet there is approximately two Tonne (Te) of available plastic waste. We show that carbon recovery from polystyrene (PS) enhanced by co-addition to solvents grow nanotubes (CNTs) liquid injection chemical vapour deposition. Polystyrene was loaded up 4 wt% in toluene and heated 780 °C presence a ferrocene catalyst hydrogen/argon carrier gas 1:19 ratio. High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), scanning (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis...
The inherent value and use of hydrocarbon from waste plastics solvents can be extended through open-loop chemical recycling as this process converts plastic to range non-plastic materials. This is enhanced by first creating plastic-solvent-combinations multiple sources which are then streamlined single stream. We report on the relevant mechanics for streamlining industrially polymers such polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP), high-density polyethylene (HDPE) acrylonitrile butadiene styrene...