Thinking Green on 3D Printing: Sustainable Polymer Compositions of Post-Consumer Polypropylene and Tire Rubber Crumbs Intended for Industrial Applications.

ABSTRACT: Year by year, more and more plastic is used worldwide. A large part of post-consumer waste is still stored in landfills instead of being reused. The solution to this problem may be recycled materials (recyclates) or biodegradable materials. The method of 3D printing, regarded as a clean processing technology, can significantly contribute to addressing global plastic pollution by utilizing post-consumer recycled polymers to create new components and parts. Therefore, this study focuses on the assessment of various properties and characteristics of 3D-printed compositions based on post-consumer polypropylene (PP) and rubber crumbs, recycled from packages foils and car tires, respectively. Moreover, within this study, we compared the mechanical performance of the injection molding material wi

SUBMITTER: Paszkiewicz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11547059 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature