Recycling of polyurethane foams recovered from shredder residue via glycolysis process into polyurethanes

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Sendijarevic, Vahid ^a   Sendijarevic, Ibrahim ^a   Mayne, Kevin ^a   Winslow, Gerald R ^b   Duranceau, Claudia M ^c   Simon, Nakia L ^d   Wheeler, Candace S ^e  

^a Troy Polymers   (United States)

^b KBS Consulting Vehicle Recycling Partnership   (United States)

^c FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^d DaimlerChrysler Vehicle Recycling Partnership   (United States)

^e GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEAVY METALS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; PATHOLOGY; POLYOLS; RECYCLING; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS;

EQUIVALENT WEIGHT; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY (GPC); PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYDISPERSITY INDICES; POLYURETHANE FOAM; POLYURETHANE FOAMS; RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAMS; SHREDDER RESIDUES;

POLYURETHANES;

EID: 85072422192     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2006-01-1579     Document Type: Conference Paper

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