Fabricating Fibers of a Porous-Polystyrene Shell and Particle-Loaded Core.

ABSTRACT: Polystyrene (PS) polymers have broad applications in protective packaging for food shipping, containers, lids, bottles, trays, tumblers, disposable cutlery and the making of models. Currently, most PS products, such as foams, are not accepted for recycling due to a low density in the porous structure. This poses a challenge for logistics as well as creating a lack of incentive to invest in high-value products. This study, however, demonstrated the use of a dry-jet wet-spinning technique to manufacture continuous PS fibers enabled by an in-house designed and developed spinning apparatus. The manufactured fibers showed porosity in the shell and the capability to load particles in their core, a structure with high potential use in environmentally relevant applications such as water treatment

SUBMITTER: Ravichandran D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6891604 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature