The Importance of Additives in Plastics Recycling
Open all year round
Presentation
The problem of plastic waste mismanagement is well known.
The European Commission is aware of this and has established different strategies to quadruple Europe’s plastic recycling capacity by 2030. This will only be possible if different aspects of plastic article production are improved, if recycling techniques are improved and if recycled plastics are modified to improve their quality so they qualify for applications where they previously did not meet requirements.
Improving the quality of recycled plastics partly depends on being able to reformulate these materials with additives that make them recover or improve their rheological and mechanical properties, their compatibility with other polymers, their resistance to processing and UV radiation, and aspects directly related to processing plant performance. All these points will be discussed in this webinar with the aim of proposing strategies to improve the quality of recycled plastic materials.
Modality
Online course
Duration
1.50 hours
Language
Spanish | English | French | Portuguese
Price
160€ Associates
200€ General
200€ General
Calls
Objectives
- To identify the shortcomings of recycled plastics and how to overcome them.
- To learn about additives that improve the final properties of recycled plastics.
- To explore the relationship between degradation and flowability.
- To learn about improving the compatibility of different plastics and mixing them.
- To learn about basic concepts in odour elimination and odour masking.
Addressed to
- R&D personnel from plastics processing companies
- Recyclers, compounders, injectors, extruders and similar companies.
- Companies interested in working with recycled materials
Program
INTRODUCTION: THE ORIGIN OF RECYCLED PLASTICS
MAIN SHORTCOMINGS OF RECYCLED PLASTICS
MODIFICATION OF PROPERTIES IN PLASTICS/p>
- Protection and stabilization.
- Improving the compatibility of immiscible plastics.
- Regeneration of plastics, modification of viscosity and melt strength.
- Restoration of mechanical properties.
- Treatment of odour and volatile emissions via degassing.
Programa
INTRODUCTION: THE ORIGIN OF RECYCLED PLASTICS
MAIN SHORTCOMINGS OF RECYCLED PLASTICS
MODIFICATION OF PROPERTIES IN PLASTICS/p>
- Protection and stabilization.
- Improving the compatibility of immiscible plastics.
- Regeneration of plastics, modification of viscosity and melt strength.
- Restoration of mechanical properties.
- Treatment of odour and volatile emissions via degassing.
Teaching staff
Methodology
- The course has been designed to be taken online through the AIMPLAS training website, so that you can take it in a flexible way, at any time and from anywhere.
- The course contents have been developed by our expert teachers in the field. The course is modular and structured in video lessons.
- The generation of these videos with AI will allow you to choose, at any time, the following languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese and French.
- You will be able to solve your doubts by sending a message to the tutor through the platform. At the end of the course, you will receive a certificate of participation.
