Separation and recovery of nylon from carpet waste using a supercritical fluid antisolvent technique

Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 411-431

  Griffith, Aron T ^a   Park, Yoonkook ^a   Roberts, Christopher B ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisolvent precipitation; Carpet; Nylon; Recycling; Supercritical fluid

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POWDERS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RECYCLING; SEPARATION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

ANTISOLVENT PRECIPITATION; CARPET;

NYLON POLYMERS;

CARPET; NYLON; RECYCLING; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0032860018     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559909351590     Document Type: Article

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