scholarly journals Valorization and Mechanical Recycling of Heterogeneous Post-Consumer Polymer Waste through a Mechano-Chemical Process

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 2783
Author(s):  
Roberta Capuano ◽  
Irene Bonadies ◽  
Rachele Castaldo ◽  
Mariacristina Cocca ◽  
Gennaro Gentile ◽  
...  

In this paper, a sustainable strategy to valorize and recycle heterogeneous polymer-based post-consumer waste is proposed. This strategy is based on a high-energy mechano-chemical treatment and has been applied to a polyolefin-rich fraction, coded as FIL/S, deriving from household plastic waste collection. This processing, performed in a planetary ball mill, allowed us to obtain fine grinding and, consequently, to induce an intimate mixing of the different polymer fractions and contaminants composing the FIL/S, as demonstrated by SEM analysis. As a result, an improvement in the deformability of the treated material was obtained, recording values for elongation at the break which were two and half times higher than the neat FIL/S. Finally, the addition of small amounts of organic peroxide during mechano-chemical treatment was tested, determining a more homogeneous morphology and a further improvement in mechanical parameters.

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1225
Author(s):  
Cristina García-Garrido ◽  
Ranier Sepúlveda Sepúlveda Ferrer ◽  
Christopher Salvo ◽  
Lucía García-Domínguez ◽  
Luis Pérez-Pozo ◽  
...  

In this work, a blend of Ti, Nb, and Mn powders, with a nominal composition of 15 wt.% of Mn, and balanced Ti and Nb wt.%, was selected to be mechanically alloyed by the following two alternative high-energy milling devices: a vibratory 8000D mixer/mill® and a PM400 Retsch® planetary ball mill. Two ball-to-powder ratio (BPR) conditions (10:1 and 20:1) were applied, to study the evolution of the synthesized phases under each of the two mechanical alloying conditions. The main findings observed include the following: (1) the sequence conversion evolved from raw elements to a transitory bcc-TiNbMn alloy, and subsequently to an fcc-TiNb15Mn alloy, independent of the milling conditions; (2) the total full conversion to the fcc-TiNb15Mn alloy was only reached by the planetary mill at a minimum of 12 h of milling time, for either of the BPR employed; (3) the planetary mill produced a non-negligible Fe contamination from the milling media, when the highest BPR and milling time were applied; and (4) the final fcc-TiNb15Mn alloy synthesized presents a nanocrystalline nature and a partial degree of amorphization.


2007 ◽  
Vol 119 ◽  
pp. 147-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Woo Kim ◽  
Young Hwan Kim ◽  
Don Keun Lee ◽  
In Chul Jeong ◽  
Hae Woong Kwon ◽  
...  

We report the core/shell type as the interesting one of the various techniques to prepare exchange-coupled permanent magnet. In this study, the exchange-coupled Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe was prepared by high energy ball mill process and chemical reduction. Nd15Fe77B8 powder prepared by high energy ball mill process was coated with α-Fe nanoparticle by chemical reduction. α-Fe nanoparticle on the ball milled Nd15Fe77B8 was synthesized by chemical reduction with borohydride as a reducing agent in aqueous solution. After annealing, Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe forming core/shell shape has exchange-coupling effect and was identified by using XRD, FE-SEM, VSM, TMA and EDX.


2003 ◽  
Vol 794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Nowakowski ◽  
Jordana Bandaru ◽  
L.D. Bell ◽  
Shouleh Nikzad

ABSTRACTWe compare various wet chemical treatments, in preparing high-quality Ge (100) surfaces suitable for molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). Various surface treatments are explored such as UV-ozone treatment followed by exposure to chemical solutions such as de-ionized (DI) water, hydrofluoric acid (HF), or hydrochloric acid (HCl). Chemical treatments to remove the oxide are performed in a nitrogen environment to prevent further formation of surface oxide prior to surface analysis. Following chemical treatments, in situ reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) analysis is performed to observe the surface evolution as a function of temperature. In a separate chamber, we analyze each sample, before and after chemical treatment by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to directly determine the oxide desorption following each chemical treatment. Our results of this comparative study, the effectiveness of each chemical treatment, and the stability of the passivated surface suggest that UV ozone cleaning, followed by 10% HCl is the best choice for removing most of the oxide. Furthermore, we present evidence of high quality epitaxial growth of SnxGe1−x on wafers prepared by our method.


2019 ◽  
Vol 810 ◽  
pp. 101-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petr Haušild ◽  
Jaroslav Čech ◽  
Veronika Kadlecová ◽  
Miroslav Karlík ◽  
Filip Průša ◽  
...  

In this paper, recently developed ternary FeAl20Si20 (wt.%) alloy with promising high-temperature oxidation and wear resistance was prepared by mechanical alloying in a high-energy ball mill. The possibility to speed-up the mechanical alloying process by replacing aluminium (and partly silicon) elemental powder by the pre-alloyed powder (AlSi30) with relatively fine dispersion of Si in the Al-Si eutectic was examined. The microstructure, phase composition and mechanical properties after various time of mechanical alloying were characterized. The effect of using the pre-alloyed powders on kinetics of mechanical alloying is compared with the results obtained on batches prepared from elemental powders.


2019 ◽  
Vol 969 ◽  
pp. 68-72
Author(s):  
K. Chandra Sekhar ◽  
Balasubramanian Ravisankar ◽  
S. Kumaran

An attempt was made to synthesis Al-5083alloy through high energy ball milling and densification through ECAP. The elemental powders consisting of Al5083 was milled for 5, 10 and 15 hrs using Retsch high energy ball mill (PM400). The physical and structural properties of mechanically alloyed particulates were characterised by diffraction methods and electron microscopy. The 15hrs nanocrystalline structured particulates of Al5083 alloy shows crystallite size of 15nm. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) reveals the morphology of alloy which is irregular shaped. The size of alloyed particulates also measured using SEM and found to be 7μm for 15hrs of milling. The 15hr milled alloy particulates were densified by ECAP through 90o die channel angle. Maximum densification of 92% and highest hardness of 63HRB was achieved for sample consolidated with route-A for two passes along with sintering.


2019 ◽  
Vol 799 ◽  
pp. 136-141
Author(s):  
Marek Tarraste ◽  
Jakob Kübarsepp ◽  
Kristjan Juhani ◽  
Märt Kolnes ◽  
Mart Viljus

During production of cemented carbides hard and brittle tungsten carbide (WC) and ductile metal powders (mainly from Fe-group) are milled together. Complete milling results in a Gaussian distribution and narrow particle size range of the milled powder which promote the homogeneity and improve the properties of sintered composites. Cobalt, conventional metal employed in cemented carbides, possesses good comminution characteristics with WC powder. However, its toxicity and fluctuating price pushes researchers to find suitable alternatives and Fe-based alloys have shown most promising results. Cemented carbides with the Fe-Cr system as metal binder phase have potential to perform better than regular WC-Co composites in corrosive and oxidative environments. The goal of this paper was to prepare uniform cemented carbides powders with relatively high fraction of stainless Fe-Cr steel. To achieve a uniform powder mixture is a challenge at high ductile steel fraction. High energy milling (HEM) is a powerful technique for achieving (ultra) fine powder mixtures with narrow powder size range. HEM was carried out in a novel high energy ball mill RETSCH Emax. Milling in tumbling ball mill, which is the most widely used method, was employed for reference. Prepared powder mixtures were characterised in terms of particle size, size distribution and shape. In addition, powder mixtures were consolidated via spark plasma sintering to evaluate the effect of the milling method and the duration on the microstructure of final cemented carbide.


2012 ◽  
Vol 05 ◽  
pp. 765-770
Author(s):  
S. SADEGHI-NIARAKI ◽  
S. A. SEYYED EBRAHIM ◽  
SH. RAYGAN

In this research SrFe 12 O 19 nanocrystalline synthesized by sol-gel auto-combustion method and subsequent annealing at 1000°C for 1h subjected to mechanochemical treatment in a high-energy ball mill and then re-annealing. A planetary ball mill (Fritsch Pulveristte 6) was used to mill the strontium hexaferrite powder at 300 rpm in air for 10, 20 and 40 hours. The process was studied by X-ray diffraction technique and scanning electron microscopy. The X-ray study showed that SrFe 12 O 19 phase was decomposed by milling. Strontium hexaferrite and α- Fe 2 O 3 were obtained with 10 hours milling. There were α- Fe 2 O 3 and strontium hexaferrite in XRD patterns of 20 hours milled sample. With increasing of the milling time to 40 hours, strontium hexaferrite was decomposed completely. The annealing of the 20 and 40 h milled powders at 900°C for 1h led to the formation of single phase strontium hexaferrite with smaller crystallite size compare to that of the hexaferrite powder before milling and subsequent annealing.


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