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  • Materials Science
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Computational Modeling

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  • Consumer plastic waste poses significant environmental challenges.
  • Efficient and sustainable recycling methods are crucial for waste management.
  • Mechanochemical depolymerization offers a solvent-free approach to polymer recycling.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a physics-based mathematical model for mechanochemical depolymerization in ball mills.
  • To optimize operating conditions for efficient polymer-to-monomer transformation.
  • To establish a predictive tool for monomer yield in plastic recycling.

Main Methods:

  • Calibrated and validated a discrete element method (DEM) model using experimental video data and computer vision.
  • Systematically studied the influence of ball mill operating parameters on energy input.
  • Developed a linear correlation between DEM simulations and experimental monomer yield for poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET).
  • Trained a reduced-order model to predict monomer yields rapidly.

Main Results:

  • A direct relationship was found between vibrating milling vessel conditions and total energy supplied.
  • A linear correlation was established between DEM simulations and experimental monomer yield for PET depolymerization.
  • The reduced-order model enables fast estimation of monomer yields, reducing computational cost.

Conclusions:

  • The developed mathematical model accurately predicts monomer yields for mechanochemical depolymerization.
  • This approach facilitates the optimization of operating conditions for sustainable plastic recycling.
  • The study provides a pathway for efficient, solvent-free transformation of polymers into monomers.