Recycling of mixed plastic waste from electrical and electronic equipment. Added value by compatibilization

Waste Management

Volumn 53, Issue , 2016, Pages 196-203

  Vazquez, Yamila V ^a   Barbosa, Silvia E ^a  

^a PLAPIQUI UNS CONICET   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Added value waste; Blend compatibilization; Plastic WEEE; Recycling

Indexed keywords

COMPATIBILIZERS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMER BLENDS; RECYCLING; SCRAP METAL REPROCESSING; STYRENE;

ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE; ADDED VALUES; BLEND COMPATIBILIZATION; COMPATIBILIZED BLENDS; ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE; SCREENING ANALYSIS; STYRENE ACRYLONITRILES;

ABS RESINS;

1,3 BUTADIENE; ACRYLONITRILE; COMPATIBILIZER; COPOLYMER; PLASTIC; POLYSTYRENE; REAGENT; RUBBER; STYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHESION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; PLASTIC WASTE; POLYMER; RECYCLING;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; COMPATIBILIZATION EFFICIENCY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTRONICS; MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SCREENING; SCREENING ANALYSIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; PROCEDURES;

ELECTRONIC WASTE; PLASTICS; RECYCLING;

EID: 84992302388     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.04.022     Document Type: Article

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