The recovery of plastics from waste with reference to froth flotation

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 119-132

  Alter, Harvey ^a  

^a 2435 Rippling Brook Road   (United States)

Author keywords

Froth flotation; Plastics in waste; Plastics recovery; Plastics separation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; FEEDSTOCKS; FREE ENERGY; FROTH FLOTATION; POLYMERS; WASTES;

PLASTIC SURFACES; PLASTIC WASTES; WASTE STREAM;

PLASTICS;

PLASTIC; POLYMER;

FLOTATION; PLASTIC RECOVERY; RECOVERY TECHNIQUE; SEPARATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENERGY; FLOTATION; FROTH FLOTATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 7744222044     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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