Thermal analysis of blends of recycled HDPE and virgin polyolefins

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Title: Thermal analysis of blends of recycled HDPE and virgin polyolefins
Author(s): Iovenitti, Pio G.; Kosior, Edward; Masood, Syed H.; Miller, Paul; Sbarski, Igor
Abstract: This paper investigates the melting point and crystallinity behaviour of blends of recycled milk bottle HDPE with injection moulding and film blowing grade high density polyethylene (HDPE), linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and low density polyethylene (LDPE) as part of a larger investigation into blends of recycled HDPE and virgin polyolefins. The variation in melting points and crystallinity levels for blends of recycled HDPE with either HDPE or LLDPE were linear with composition, and displayed only one melting point, while recycled HDPE with LDPE displayed separate melting points for each compositional component.
Publication type: Conference paper
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Industrial Research Institute Swinburne
Source: Plastics: The Lone Star, 59th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers/ANTEC 2001, Dallas, Texas, USA, 6-10 May 2001, pp. 2704-2708
Publication year: 2001
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers
Publisher URL: http://www.knovel.com/knovel2/Toc.jsp?BookID=298
Peer reviewed