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Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste plastic and reprocessing the material into useful products. Its major goals are reducing dependence on landfill, conversing resources and protecting the environment from plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. | |||
=Challenges= | =Challenges= | ||
The recycling of plastic faces numerous technical and economic hurdles, causing it to lag behind the recycling rates of materials like aluminium, glass and paper. In particular, there are many different types of plastic and these need to be segregate from one another prior to recycling as they give a poor quality product if mixed. The most common form of recycling, in which plastic re-melted and reformed into new items, usually results in polymer degradation at a chemical level, so that quality cannot be maintained. More advanced technologies which may mitigate this suffer from high capital costs and are more energy-hungry. | |||
=Approaches= | =Approaches= | ||
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* plastic shredder v0.1 | * plastic shredder v0.1 | ||
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[https://bazar.preciousplastic.com/machines/extruder/extruder-fully-built/petbot/ PETbot] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pultrusion pultrusion] [[3D printers|3D printer]] filament maker | |||
* injection molder v0.1 | * injection molder v0.1 | ||
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=References= | =References= | ||
* [https://phys.org/news/2021-06-story-infinitely-recyclable-plastic.html infinitely recyclable plastic] | |||
* https://preciousplastic.com/en/ | * https://preciousplastic.com/en/ | ||
* https://www.qualitylogoproducts.com/lib/different-types-of-plastic.htm | * https://www.qualitylogoproducts.com/lib/different-types-of-plastic.htm | ||
* [https://plasticscanner.com/ Plastic scanner] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_recycling Wikipedia: Plastic recycling] | |||
* [https://www.filabot.com/blogs/news/recycling-setup-bundle-reclaimer-pelletizer Filabot: recycling setup bundle] | |||
* [https://www.robotdigg.com/category/32/Extrusion-n-Injection RobotDigg: Extrusion n Injection] | |||
* [https://hackaday.io/project/139958-the-metabolizer Hackaday: The Metabolizer] | |||
* [https://www.originalmind.co.jp/products/inari Inari manual plastic injection molding center] | |||
* [https://www.dezeen.com/2022/05/26/polyformer-reiten-cheng-recycling-machine-design/ Polyformer recycling machine] | |||
Latest revision as of 01:23, 27 May 2022
Project: Plastic recycling centers
| Transformations: | Cutting, Melting |
|---|---|
| Tools: | Wrenches, Soldering irons, Plastic shredders |
| Parts: | Frames, Bolts, Nuts, Heaters, Controllers |
Introduction
Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste plastic and reprocessing the material into useful products. Its major goals are reducing dependence on landfill, conversing resources and protecting the environment from plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
Challenges
The recycling of plastic faces numerous technical and economic hurdles, causing it to lag behind the recycling rates of materials like aluminium, glass and paper. In particular, there are many different types of plastic and these need to be segregate from one another prior to recycling as they give a poor quality product if mixed. The most common form of recycling, in which plastic re-melted and reformed into new items, usually results in polymer degradation at a chemical level, so that quality cannot be maintained. More advanced technologies which may mitigate this suffer from high capital costs and are more energy-hungry.
Approaches
- plastic shredder v0.1
PETbot pultrusion 3D printer filament maker
- injection molder v0.1
Development targets
- Re-frame in gridbeam
- Ensure that each machine is supported by the Universal Controller
- Large-format coro, fresnel lens, multifocal concentrating solar fresnel, etc press
References
- infinitely recyclable plastic
- https://preciousplastic.com/en/
- https://www.qualitylogoproducts.com/lib/different-types-of-plastic.htm
- Plastic scanner
- Wikipedia: Plastic recycling
- Filabot: recycling setup bundle
- RobotDigg: Extrusion n Injection
- Hackaday: The Metabolizer
- Inari manual plastic injection molding center
- Polyformer recycling machine
