Plastics waste processing: Comminution size distribution and prediction

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 245-254

  Jekel, L J ^a   Tam, Edwin K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Plastics; Predictions; Recycling; Size distribution; Waste management

Indexed keywords

GRINDING (COMMINUTION); INDUSTRIAL WASTES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLASTICS; RECYCLING;

COMMINUTION SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PLASTIC GRANULATOR; PLASTIC WASTE PROCESSING;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

GRINDING (COMMINUTION); INDUSTRIAL WASTES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLASTICS; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AUTOMOBILE; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTIC; PLASTIC WASTE; RECOVERY; RECYCLING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33846424930     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2007)133:2(245)     Document Type: Article

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