BPE055

Plastics Waste Management And Recycling Techniques

L-T-P3-0-0 Credits3 Session2024-25 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Plastic Engineering · Sem 5 (Departmental Elective-II)

Syllabus

5 units
Unit1

Unit 1

Plastic waste generation & separation techniques Plastics production and consumption, Plastic waste generation, source and types, Plastic waste composition, quantities, Plastics identification methods physical, chemical and instrumental, sorting and separation technologies, disposal alternatives, Recycling methods, Primary, Secondary and tertiary recycling of plastics, Case studies of plastic waste management, success stories of various Indian cities, conversion of plastic waste into fuel, use of plastic waste in concrete and making of Plastic road, plastic waste in cement kilns, Plastic Recycling & Waste Management Guidelines.

Unit2

Unit 2

Processing of Commingled Plastic Waste Size reduction of recycled plastics, cutting / shredding, densification, pulverization and chemical size reduction processes, municipal solid waste and composition, recycling of plastics from urban solid wastes, household waste, industrial sector, density and mechanical properties of recyclable plastics, Processing of commingled / mixed plastic waste, super wood, plastic lumber.

Unit3

Unit 3

Recycling of Polyolefins, Pet & PVC Recycling of polyolefins, polyethylene films, Polypropylene battery case recycling, Recycling of HDPE fuel tanks, PET recycling methods, PET film/bottle recycling, Applications of polyolefin and PET recyclate, PVC recycling.

Unit4

Unit 4

Recycling of Engineering Thermoplastics Engineering thermoplastics and their major areas where engineering polymers are recycled, Recycling of Polymers like PC, PBT, Nylon, PPO, ABS and polyacetals and their blends. Applications and value addition.

Unit5

Unit 5

Recycling of Thermosets Recycling of Polymer thermoset composites, regrind processes, SMC scrap, Pyrolysis and energy recovery, Types of rubber products, rubber grinding methods, tyre grinding, rubber crumb applications, Reclaiming and de‐vulcanization processes, tyre derived fuel and energy recovery, Pyrolysis of scrap tyres.

Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Understand various forms of waste and its segregationK2
  2. CO2Understand the impact of plastic waste on environmentK2
  3. CO3Understand various methods of recycling of commodity plasticsK2
  4. CO4Explain various aspects of recycling of engineering plasticsK2
  5. CO5Acquire knowledge of various policies & legislations related to environmental issues of plastics waste.K2

Text Books

  1. ‐
  2. Polymer recycling, “Science, Technology and Applications, John Scheirs, John Wiley & Sons, England 1988
  3. “Recycling of Plastic Materials (Ed)”, Francesco Paolo La Mantia, Chem Tec Publishing.
  4. “Plastics Waste Management (Ed)”, Nabil Mustafa, Marcel Dekker, New York,1995.

References

  1. ‐
  2. Degradeable polymers, Recycling and Plastic Waste Management (Eds) Ann Christine Albertson and Samuel J. Huang, Marcel Dekker, New York.
  3. John Schiles, Polymer Recycling.
  4. Recycling & Plastics Waste Management, Edited by Dr. J. S. Anand, CIPET, 1997.

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 22, 23 of the original AKTU PDF.

Official AKTU syllabus PDF ↗