MRF回收后消费用聚烯的适用性 在挤出吹模塑瓶子食品包装中的应用
Ma Cristine Concepcion D Ignacio1,2, Khairun N Tumu1,3, Mita Munshi1,3
1Polymer and Food Protection Consortium, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
Polymers
|August 26, 2023
概括
消费者回收后的聚烯 (PP) 显示出对食品包装的希望. 将回收式PP与原始树脂混合保持了性能,并满足了安全食品接触应用的监管标准.
科学领域:
- 聚合物科学 聚合物科学
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 化学工程是化学工程的重要组成部分.
背景情况:
- 聚烯 (PP) 是一种广泛使用的塑料,具有出色的性能,但其日益增长的需求导致大量的废物产生.
- 鼓励消费后回收 (PCR) 材料减轻塑料垃圾,满足对可持续产品日益增长的需求.
- 材料回收设施 (MRF) 处理混合塑料废物,产生有价值的回收原料.
研究的目的:
- 评估MRF回收后消费者PP适用于挤压吹成型 (EBM) 食品包装应用的适用性.
- 评估使用不同度的PCR-PP.制成的EBM瓶的物理性能和监管合规性.
- 确定PCR-PP含量对材料特性和潜在污染物的影响.
主要方法:
- 消费后的PP从MRF包子中回收,根据APR协议进行洗和颗粒化.
- 洗过的PCR-PP片被混合在0%,25%,50%,75%和100%的度下与原始PP树脂混合.
- 挤压吹塑瓶生产并测试了物理性能,屏障性能和监管合规性 (TPCH限制).
主要成果:
- 观察到结晶温度升高,PCR-PP度的整体结晶度没有显著变化.
- 屏障特性保持稳定,除了在100%PCR-PP时氧气和水蒸气透率略有增加.
- 在含有PCR-PP的瓶子中,硬度显著改善 (p <0.05),N/IAS水平因添加剂和降解而变化.
结论:
- 用MRF回收的PCR-PP可以在EBM食品包装中成功使用,而不会损害基本性能特征.
- 检测到向甲酸盐和BPA的微量含量,但仍在监管限制范围内 (TPCH).
- 该研究提供了关键数据,支持将回收 PP 整合到食品包装中,促进循环经济.
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