PL6001 - PLASTICS WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING TECHNIQUES (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University

PL6001 - PLASTICS WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING TECHNIQUES (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University

PL6001

PLASTICS WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING TECHNIQUES

 LPTC

3003

OBJECTIVES: To enable the students
• To know various sources of plastics waste generation and the segregation methods for recycling the plastics and recycling codes of commodity and engineering plastics.
• To learn about primary recycling techniques with examples/case studies.
• To understand the recycling of various commodity and engineering plastics.

UNIT I

9

Plastic & environment value additions, global policy, regulations, waste energy management. Recycling & recovery of various plastic items/materials their effect on environment.

UNIT II

9

Waste treatment of various plastic plants, estimations of power requirement & efficiency of size reduction operation of plastics, environment pollution aspects. Need for recycling – Sorting and segregation of waste – Plastics identification- Plastics Production and composition – Plastics waste – Composition, quantities and disposal alternatives.


UNIT III

9

Primary recycling – Equipments for primary recycling. Specific recycling techniques – PE films, PP battery case – Crushing and separation – PET films.

UNIT IV

9

Recycling of plastics from urban waste – rheology, density, mechanical behavior. Secondary recycling Plastics wastes containing paper – hydrolytic treatment – processing methods – processing of mixed plastics waste – household waste – industrial sector – TPO based materials.

UNIT V

9

Use of recyclable plastics in motor vehicles – recoverable materials – disposal of residuals – recyclable plastic components – virgin and recycled HDPE – Fluorinated and unfluorinated HDPE – fuel tanks. Tertiary recycling – Reactors used – Advantages – Dry method wet method - use of recyclable plastics in automobiles.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:
On completing this course, the students would understand the impact of plastic waste on environment and learn the technologies available for recycling and reusing of both commercial and engineering plastics. They also become familiarize with various policies and legislations related to environmental issues of plastics waste.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. “Plastic Waste Management" Nabil Mustafa, Marcel Dekker, New York, 1995.
2. John Schiles, Polymer Recycling.

REFERENCE
1. Recycling & Plastics Waste Management, Edited by Dr.J.S.Anand, CIPET, 1997.

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