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Title

Pipes from recycled high density polyethylene blends

Author(s)

Iovenitti, Pio G.;  Kosior, Edward;  Masood, Syed H.;  Sbarski, Igor;  Stefanovski, Sani C.

Abstract

This paper presents the results of the development of recycled HDPE blends with improved SCR for low pressure pipe containing the maximum possible portion of post consumer recycled HDPE. A post consumer recycled High Density Polyethylene (R-HDPE) was blended with virgin Medium Density Polyethylene (MDPE), over the composition range of 0-100%. The recycled HDPE has limited post-consumer applications due to its poor stress crack resistance (SCR). Resistance to SCR of the compositions was determined by the Notched Constant Tensile Stress Test (NCLS). Results indicate that there is potential to incorporate the use of Post consumer HDPE in low pressure pipe applications at composition greater than 50%.

Publication type

Conference paper

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Industrial Research Institute Swinburne

Source

Proceedings, Plastics: Virtual Gold/ANTEC 2002, San Francisco, California, USA, 5-9 May 2002, Vol. 3 (2002), pp. 2894-2898

Publication year

2002

Publisher

Society of Plastics Engineers

Format

pp. 2894-2898

Publisher URL

http://www.knovel.com/knovel2/Toc.jsp?BookID=612