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Reactive Extrusion of Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste and Investigation of Its Thermal and Mechanical Properties after Treatment
Joint Authors
Mohsin, Mahmoud A.
Abdulrehman, Tahir
Haik, Yousef
Source
International Journal of Chemical Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Abstract EN
This study investigates treating polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste water bottles with different mass of ethylene glycol (EG) using reactive extrusion technique at a temperature of 260°C.
The study puts emphases on evaluating the thermal, mechanical, and chemical characteristics of the treated polyethylene terephthalate.
The properties of the treated PET from the extruder were analyzed using FT-IR, TGA, DSC, and nanoindentation.
The melt flow indexes (MFI) of both treated and untreated PET were also measured and compared.
Thermal properties such as melting temperature (Tm) for treating PET showed an inversely proportional behavior with the EG concentrations.
The FT-IR analysis was used to investigate the formation of new linkages like hydrogen bonds between PET and EG due to the hydroxyl and carbonyl groups.
Nanoindentation results revealed that both the mechanical characteristics, elastic modulus and hardness, decrease with increasing EG concentration.
On the other hand, the melt flow index of treated PET exhibited an increase with increasing EG concentration in the PET matrix.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mohsin, Mahmoud A.& Abdulrehman, Tahir& Haik, Yousef. 2017. Reactive Extrusion of Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste and Investigation of Its Thermal and Mechanical Properties after Treatment. International Journal of Chemical Engineering،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mohsin, Mahmoud A.…[et al.]. Reactive Extrusion of Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste and Investigation of Its Thermal and Mechanical Properties after Treatment. International Journal of Chemical Engineering No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mohsin, Mahmoud A.& Abdulrehman, Tahir& Haik, Yousef. Reactive Extrusion of Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste and Investigation of Its Thermal and Mechanical Properties after Treatment. International Journal of Chemical Engineering. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1165254
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1165254