Development of a method for separation of PVC and PET using flame treatment and flotation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1205-1212

  Pascoe, R D ^a   O'Connell, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental; Froth flotation; Recycling; Surface modification; Wasteprocessing

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTAMINATION; FLAME SPRAYING; FROTH FLOTATION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

FLAKED PLASTICS; FLAME TREATMENT; SURFACE CONTAMINATION;

SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 0344946338     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(03)00171-7     Document Type: Article

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