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Study of the influence of polyethylene terephthalate recycling on the quality of the resulting recyclate
Mach, Jakub ; Řezáčová, Veronika (referee) ; Kučerík, Jiří (advisor)
Plastics and recycling of plastics is a frequently discussed topic. The output of sythetic polymers is rising exponentially every year. In accordance with the sustainable development, development of effective recycling techniques enabling to process these huge amounts of waste and convert it back into useful material is essential. The aim of this work was to study qualitative effects of production methods, various types of recycling processes and degree of degradation of polyenthylene terephtalate on results of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis. In experimental part, analyzes of 62 regranulates of recycled PET were performed. The samples from various manufacturers differed (manufacturers use different technologies) in terms of mechanical and physico-chemical properties or additives. The results confirmed that the properties of recycled PET have an impact on thermophysical properties recorded using DSC. A simple DSC run enables distinguishing a number of fundamental qualitative properties of PET, in particular crystallinity, melting point and enthalpy, temperature and enthalpy of crystallization and glass transition temperature and in this work we show that their mutual relationship enables to estimate the quality of recycled material and the possibilities of its further use.
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Assessment of the suitability of PET flakes produced by PETKA CZ, Inc. company for the manufacture of granulates for food purposes
Šudomová, Lucie ; Kučerík, Jiří (referee) ; Čáslavský, Josef (advisor)
This thesis deals with the recycling of polyethylene terephthalate and its subsequent processing into the form of a regranulate meeting the parameters required for food use. A brief description of recycling technology, PET flake quality rating and input material contamination is provided. Additionally, legislation regarding recycling for food purposes is discussed and regranulation technologies are described. The suitability of these technologies for processing specific flake samples has been confirmed. In the experimental part, differences in the regranulate samples are compared using DSC and FT-IR. It has been found that there are no major differences between food quality samples. Tests were carried out on 200 PET bottles (bottle, label), on which the input material was divided into 16 groups. Groups that are unsuitable for recycling with this technology was defined. In addition, contaminants of the final product were examined. Their approximate composition was determined and the relationship between the labels of the bottles at the inlet and the impurities at the outlet was found. Appropriate solutions have been proposed to reduce this contamination
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Study of the influence of polyethylene terephthalate recycling on the quality of the resulting recyclate
Mach, Jakub ; Řezáčová, Veronika (referee) ; Kučerík, Jiří (advisor)
Plastics and recycling of plastics is a frequently discussed topic. The output of sythetic polymers is rising exponentially every year. In accordance with the sustainable development, development of effective recycling techniques enabling to process these huge amounts of waste and convert it back into useful material is essential. The aim of this work was to study qualitative effects of production methods, various types of recycling processes and degree of degradation of polyenthylene terephtalate on results of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis. In experimental part, analyzes of 62 regranulates of recycled PET were performed. The samples from various manufacturers differed (manufacturers use different technologies) in terms of mechanical and physico-chemical properties or additives. The results confirmed that the properties of recycled PET have an impact on thermophysical properties recorded using DSC. A simple DSC run enables distinguishing a number of fundamental qualitative properties of PET, in particular crystallinity, melting point and enthalpy, temperature and enthalpy of crystallization and glass transition temperature and in this work we show that their mutual relationship enables to estimate the quality of recycled material and the possibilities of its further use.
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Assessment of the suitability of PET flakes produced by PETKA CZ, Inc. company for the manufacture of granulates for food purposes
Šudomová, Lucie ; Kučerík, Jiří (referee) ; Čáslavský, Josef (advisor)
This thesis deals with the recycling of polyethylene terephthalate and its subsequent processing into the form of a regranulate meeting the parameters required for food use. A brief description of recycling technology, PET flake quality rating and input material contamination is provided. Additionally, legislation regarding recycling for food purposes is discussed and regranulation technologies are described. The suitability of these technologies for processing specific flake samples has been confirmed. In the experimental part, differences in the regranulate samples are compared using DSC and FT-IR. It has been found that there are no major differences between food quality samples. Tests were carried out on 200 PET bottles (bottle, label), on which the input material was divided into 16 groups. Groups that are unsuitable for recycling with this technology was defined. In addition, contaminants of the final product were examined. Their approximate composition was determined and the relationship between the labels of the bottles at the inlet and the impurities at the outlet was found. Appropriate solutions have been proposed to reduce this contamination
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