Energy Payback Time of a Solar Photovoltaic Powered Waste Plastic Recyclebot System
The growth of both plastic consumption and prosumer 3-D printing are driving an interest in producing 3-D printer filaments from waste plastic. This study quantifies the embodied energy of a vertical DC solar photovoltaic (PV) powered recyclebot based on life cycle energy analysis and compares it to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Recycling |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/2/2/10 |