Estimation of possibilities of making euro pallets from reclaimed polyolefin’s with tuff

• Autorzy: Kuciel S. , Mikuła J. , Żmudka S.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Possibilities of reusing and developing of waste plastics are one of the main problems of waste management for municipal government especially in the context of adapting Polish law to standards of EC [1]. During the last 10 years total amount of plastics waste increased twice, especially in communal agglomerations. Among communal waste plastics make up 7 to 14% of whole their mass and 30% of their volume [1,2]. Plastic products have been recycled to be used in a number of different products often different from their original use. Reclaimed plastics can’t be used as products which have contact with food or as high demands esthetic and hygienic products, they also shouldn’t be applied as short-time used products because they quickly come back to plastics store-place. Reclaimed plastics have lower properties than virgin plastics – mainly the strength falls with the simultaneous fall of modules and increase fragile especially for PP, PE, PS and PET [1]. One of the possibilities of reinforcement of polyolefines is adding diverse fillers like glass or carbon fibers (but they are rather expensive) and natural fillers like mineral, wood and others [3]. It’s especially important for wasted of low density polyethylene which has low modulus. For the tests it was used waste polyethylene (LDPE and HDPE) from industrial with 15% mineral fillers – tuff. For the tests it was prepared two kinds of composites materials with 15% of tuff powder. Besides for comparison it was tested recycled polyethylene (HDPE and LDPE) and next was tested specimens cut out from produced europallets (with 15% of tuff). It was tested mechanical properties all prepared composite materials like tensile strength, stress and bending e-modulus and processing properties like melt flow, Vicat point and photos on SEM microscope.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

mineral fillers; tuff; plastic pallets; mechanical properties; possibilities of making

PL

wypełniacze mineralne; tuf; palety plastikowe; właściwości mechaniczne; możliwości wytwarzania

• Wydawca: Komisja Odlewnictwa Polskiej Akademii Nauk Oddział w Katowicach
• Czasopismo: Archives of Foundry Engineering
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: Vol. 10, iss. 3 spec.
• Strony: 205--208
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 6 poz., il., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Kuciel S.

• Politechnika Krakowska, Zakład Mechaniki Doświadczalnej i Biomechaniki, al. Jana Pawła II 37, 31-864 Kraków, Polska

autor

Mikuła J.

• Politechnika Krakowska, Instytut Inżynierii Materiałowej, al. Jana Pawła II 37, 31-864 Kraków, Polska

autor

Żmudka S.

• Politechnika Krakowska, Instytut Inżynierii Materiałowej, al. Jana Pawła II 37, 31-864 Kraków, Polska

Bibliografia

• [1] D. Żuchowska: „Constructional polymers”, WNT, Warsaw 2000.
• [2] S. Kuciel, M. Proszek, K. Pochec: „Europallets made from polyolefines waste modified by wood fillers” Seminar “Recykling of Plastics in Europe”, Kassel 2002.
• [3] M. Xanthos “Functional fillers for plastic” Wiley Vch Verlag Gmbh&Co. KGaA, Weinheim, 2005.
• [4] R.N. Rothon, “Particulate fillers for polymers”, Rapra Review Reports, Vol.12, No.9, Report 141, 2002.
• [5] G. Wypych “Handbook of fillers” 3th edition, ChemTech Publishing 2010.
• [6] S. Kuciel, S. Żmudka “Drugie życie dzięki minerałom” Plast News 3’2008.