Characterization of effluents through a typical plastic recycling process: An evaluation of cleaning performance and environmental pollution

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 159-171

  Santos, A S F ^a   Teixeira, B A N ^a   Agnelli, J A M ^a   Manrich, S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

PET; Plastic recycling; Pollutant load; Polyolefins; Washing; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYOLEFINS; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES; WASHING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

PLASTIC RECYCLING; POLLUTANT LOAD; SOCIOECONOMIC PROBLEMS; WASTE RECYCLING;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYOLEFIN;

CLEANING; PLASTIC; RECYCLING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT; RECYCLING; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 23944465696     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2005.01.011     Document Type: Article

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