Recycling of blends made of polypropylene and an iron-based oxygen scavenger - Influence of multiple extrusions on the polymer stability and the oxygen absorption capacity

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 122, Issue , 2015, Pages 122-132

  Lehner, Markus ^a,b   Schlemmer, Daniel ^a   Sängerlaub, Sven ^a,b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PROCESS ENGINEERING AND PACKAGING IVV   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active packaging; Iron based oxygen scavenger; Multiple extrusion; Polymer degradation; Polypropylene (PP); Recycling

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; COEXTRUSION; COLOR; COLORIMETRY; EXTRUSION; IRON; MULTILAYER FILMS; OXYGEN; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; RECYCLING;

ABSORPTION CAPACITY; ACTIVE PACKAGING; MULTIPLE EXTRUSION; OXYGEN SCAVENGERS; POLYMER DEGRADATION; POLYMER PROPERTIES; RECYCLING PROCESS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

SCAVENGING;

EID: 84946914506     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2015.10.020     Document Type: Article

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