PMID- 18093819
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20090219
LR  - 20081030
IS  - 0956-053X (Print)
IS  - 0956-053X (Linking)
VI  - 28
IP  - 12
DP  - 2008 Dec
TI  - Blends of HDPE wastes: study of the properties.
PG  - 2565-73
AB  - In this work we have analysed the properties of blends of recycled high-density 
      polyethylene (HDPE) filled with talc. We have used two kinds of polymer matrices. 
      The first one came entirely from ground injection moulded parts whereas the 
      second was bimodal, incorporating 80% of the previous HDPE and 20% of recycled 
      HDPE coming from bottles. We have also used two kinds of commercial talc 
      characterized by a medium particle size of 2 microm and 10 microm, respectively. 
      The amount of talc added to both matrices weighed of 10% and 20%. With regards to 
      the mechanical properties of the analysed composites, greater values of Young's 
      modulus and break stresses were found using a smaller particle size and higher 
      talc content. On the other hand, the combination of the two HDPEs with very 
      different viscosities produced a notable increase in the strain at break and in 
      the absorbed energy; both measured at high and low strain rates. Despite the 
      differences in viscosities between the two HDPEs, we did not observe separation 
      of phases during either the processing or testing. Under impact loading, the 
      higher energy absorption in the composites was observed when the finest talc 
      grade with a 10% content weight was added to the bimodal matrix.
FAU - Sanchez-Soto, M
AU  - Sanchez-Soto M
AD  - Centre Catala del Plastic, Technical University of Catalunya, C/Colom 114, 08222 
      Terrassa, Spain. m.sanchez-soto@upc.edu
FAU - Rossa, A
AU  - Rossa A
FAU - Sanchez, A J
AU  - Sanchez AJ
FAU - Gamez-Perez, J
AU  - Gamez-Perez J
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20080221
PL  - United States
TA  - Waste Manag
JT  - Waste management (New York, N.Y.)
JID - 9884362
RN  - 0 (Environmental Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Waste Products)
RN  - 14807-96-6 (Talc)
RN  - 9002-88-4 (Polyethylene)
SB  - IM
MH  - Environmental Pollutants/*chemistry
MH  - Polyethylene/*chemistry
MH  - Refuse Disposal
MH  - Talc/chemistry
MH  - Waste Products/*analysis
EDAT- 2007/12/21 09:00
MHDA- 2009/02/20 09:00
CRDT- 2007/12/21 09:00
PHST- 2007/03/08 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2007/09/06 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2007/10/18 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2007/12/21 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/02/20 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2007/12/21 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S0956-053X(07)00385-6 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.10.010 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Waste Manag. 2008 Dec;28(12):2565-73. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.10.010. Epub 
      2008 Feb 21.