Recycling of flexible PVC waste

90 Pages·1991·1.9 MB·English

by  Law, Frederick

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Industrial Waste Diversion Program
RECYCLING OF
FLEXIBLE PVC WASTE
JUNE 1991
Environment
Environnement
Ontario

ISBN 0-7729-8107-8
INDUSTRIALWASTE DIVERSION PROGRAM
RECYCLING OF FLEXIBLE PVC WASTE
Report Prepared For:
Waste Management Branch
Ontario Ministry ofthe Environment
First Printed June 1991
Reprinted March 1992
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RECYCLING OF FLEXIBLE PVC WASTE
Report Prepared For:
Waste Management Branch
Ontario Ministry ofthe Environment
In Consultation With:
Ortech International
Report Prepared By:
Frederick Law
Plastics Technology
PolymerTechnologies Centre

DISCLAIMER
This report was prepared for the Ontario Ministry of the Environment as part of a ministry-
fundedproject The views and ideas expressed in this repon are those ofthe author and do not
necessarily reflect the views and policies ofthe Ministry ofthe Environment, nor does mention
oftrade names or commercial products constitute endorsements orrecommendation for use.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY '
INTRODUCTION 2
1.
EXPERIMENTAL AND RESULTS 2
2
2.1 Sourcing and Characterization of Waste 2
2.2 Processability Study of the Wastes 3
2.3 Evaluation ofthe Waste Products ^
10
2.4 Product Design
11
2.5 Moulding of Prototypes
3. CONCLUSION "" ^
APPENDIX A: Sourcing of PVC Coated Trim Scrap
APPENDIX B: Evaluation of the Waste Product
APPENDIX C: Product Design
APPENDIX D: Moulding of Prototypes