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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Re-gradation of Photo-oxidized Post-consumer Greenhouse Films
Nadka Tzankova DintchevaFrancesco Paolo La Mantiasubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationMaterials scienceFlow curvePolymers and PlasticsOrganic ChemistryGreenhousePolymerPolyethylenechemistry.chemical_compoundChemical engineeringchemistryPolymer chemistryMaterials ChemistryGradationPolymer blenddescription
The degradation undergone by the polymers during their use and because of the thermo-mechanical degradation undergone during the reprocessing operations provokes, among other effects, the decrease of the molecular weight. The change of the molecular architecture is responsable for the deterioration of all the properties. In order to restore the properties of post-consumer recycled plastics, some rebuilding of the molecular structure is necessary. In this work, photo-oxidized films for greenhouses were reprocessed in presence of additives able to react with the polyethylene in order to form branching and cross-linking, improving the properties of these post-consumer plastic.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-03-04 |