Recycling carpet waste by injection and compression molding

Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 485-498

  Zhang, Yi ^a   Muzzy, John D ^b   Kumar, Satish ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpet waste; Glass reinforced thermoplastic; Injection molding; Recycling

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION MOLDING; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYPROPYLENES; SOLID WASTES; THERMOPLASTICS;

CARPET WASTE; GLASS MAT REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC;

RECYCLING;

CARPET; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; LINT; MOLDING; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; POLYPROPYLENE; RECYCLING;

EID: 0032834872     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559909351595     Document Type: Article

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