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  • Chemical Engineering

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  • Recycling commingled plastic waste, particularly polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with polyolefins like HDPE, LDPE, and iPP, is challenging due to polymer immiscibility.
  • Immiscibility leads to phase separation, degrading the mechanical properties of plastic blends.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a versatile strategy for synthesizing polar-group pendant polyolefins.
  • To utilize these functionalized polyolefins as effective compatibilizers for PET/polyolefin blends.
  • To demonstrate the application of this method using postconsumer waste.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of polar-group pendant polyolefins via C-H insertion into existing polymers.
  • Incorporation of synthesized compatibilizers (0.5-1.0 wt %) into PET/polyolefin blends.
  • Evaluation of mechanical properties, specifically elongation at break, of the compatibilized blends.

Main Results:

  • Functionalized polyolefins significantly improved the elongation at break in PET/HDPE, PET/LDPE, and PET/iPP blends.
  • The method successfully produced a compatibilizer from postconsumer HDPE bottlecaps.
  • The waste-derived compatibilizer effectively improved postconsumer PET/HDPE blends.

Conclusions:

  • The developed strategy offers a robust and adaptable solution for compatibilizing PET/polyolefin blends.
  • This approach enhances the properties of recycled plastic mixtures, promoting circular economy principles.
  • The method is low-cost and efficient, with potential for widespread application in plastic recycling.