Title
Influence of compatibilizer on the properties of low-density polyethylene/polyamide 6 blends obtained by mechanical recycling of multilayer film waste
Date Issued
01 August 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Saron C.
University of São Paulo
Publisher(s)
SAGE Publications Ltd
Abstract
Polymeric wastes have caused increasing environmental problems, mainly in oceans that accumulate large amounts of non-degradable plastic waste. Particularly, waste of polymeric multilayer films for packaging presents low interest for mechanical recycling due to the poor properties and low commercial value of the recycled material generated as polymeric blends. Multilayer films of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and polyamide 6 (PA6) is a typical material used for packaging applications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the action of the concentration of maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene (PE-g-MA) on the compatibilization of LDPE/PA6 blends generated from mechanical recycling of multilayer films containing both polymers. The action of the PE-g-MA on the properties of the LDPE/PA6 blends was evaluated by tensile tests, optical microscopy, melt flow rate, and scanning electron microscopy. The use of PE-g-MA at 2.5 wt% as a compatibilizer during reactive extrusion of the multilayer films waste has showed the best result for production of the respective recycled LDPE/PA6 blends.
Start page
729
End page
736
Volume
36
Issue
8
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería de materiales
Ingeniería química
Subjects
Publication version
Version of Record
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85048143899
PubMed ID
Source
Waste Management and Research
ISSN of the container
0734-242X
DOI of the container
10.1177/0734242X18777795
Sponsor(s)
The authors would like to thank the VALFILM Ltda for supplying the materials and CAPES, FAPESP (Proc. 2012/13715-5) and CNPq for financial support.
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