Thermomechanical Properties of Virgin and Recycled Polypropylene-High-Density Polyethylene Blends.

ABSTRACT: This paper provides evidence and discusses the variability in the thermomechanical behaviour of virgin and recycled polypropylene/high-density polyethylene blends without the addition of other components, which is sparse in the literature. Understanding the performance variability in recycled polymer blends is of critical importance in order to facilitate the re-entering of recycled materials to the consumer market and, thus, contribute towards a circular economy. This is an area that requires further research due to the inhomogeneity of recycled materials. Therefore, the thermal and mechanical properties of virgin and recycled polypropylene/high-density polyethylene blends were investigated systematically. Differential scanning calorimetry concludes that both the recycled and virgin blend

SUBMITTER: Jones H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10647352 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature