The use of electrostatic techniques for the identification and sorting of waste packaging materials

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-98

  Hearn, G L ^a   Ballard, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrostatics; Packaging; Plastic; Sorting

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; PACKAGING MATERIALS; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHARGE RELAXATION; FOOD TUBS; HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE); PLASTIC PACKAGING;

ELECTROSTATICS;

PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYSTYRENE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PACKAGING WASTE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICITY; FRICTION; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PAPER; PLASTIC BOTTLE; POLARIZATION; RECYCLING; TECHNIQUE; WOOD;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTATICS; PACKAGING MATERIALS; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 15744389403     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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