Recycling Polyethylene-Rich Plastic Waste from Landfill Reclamation: Toward an Enhanced Landfill-Mining Approach

Recycling Polyethylene-Rich Plastic Waste from Landfill Reclamation: Toward an Enhanced Landfill-Mining Approach

In the frame of a circular economy, the maximization of secondary raw-material recovery is necessary to increase the economic and environmental sustainability of landfill mining and reclamation activities. In this paper, the polyethylene-rich plastic fraction recovered from the reclamation of an aba...

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Main Authors: Roberto Avolio, Francesco Spina, Gennaro Gentile, Mariacristina Cocca, Maurizio Avella, Cosimo Carfagna, Gianluigi Tealdo, Maria Emanuela Errico
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Polymers
Subjects:
recycling
mixed plastics
polyolefins
landfill mining
polymer composites
ball milling
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/11/2/208
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spelling doaj-67a1fc9f9cfa48a2b2ff77086a47e5f12020-11-24T20:45:04ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602019-01-0111220810.3390/polym11020208polym11020208Recycling Polyethylene-Rich Plastic Waste from Landfill Reclamation: Toward an Enhanced Landfill-Mining ApproachRoberto Avolio0Francesco Spina1Gennaro Gentile2Mariacristina Cocca3Maurizio Avella4Cosimo Carfagna5Gianluigi Tealdo6Maria Emanuela Errico7Institute for Composites, Polymers and Biomaterials (IPCB-CNR), via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, ItalyDepartment of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Piazzale V. Tecchio 80, 80125 Napoli, ItalyInstitute for Composites, Polymers and Biomaterials (IPCB-CNR), via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, ItalyInstitute for Composites, Polymers and Biomaterials (IPCB-CNR), via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, ItalyInstitute for Composites, Polymers and Biomaterials (IPCB-CNR), via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, ItalyInstitute for Composites, Polymers and Biomaterials (IPCB-CNR), via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, ItalyIREOS S.p.a., Via Stefano Turr 165, 16147 Genova, ItalyInstitute for Composites, Polymers and Biomaterials (IPCB-CNR), via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, ItalyIn the frame of a circular economy, the maximization of secondary raw-material recovery is necessary to increase the economic and environmental sustainability of landfill mining and reclamation activities. In this paper, the polyethylene-rich plastic fraction recovered from the reclamation of an abandoned industrial landfill (landfill-recovered plastic, LRP) has been characterized through spectroscopic, thermal, morphological, and mechanical analyses. Then, an economically viable valorization and recycling strategy was set up. The effectiveness of this strategy in the enhancement of LRP properties has been demonstrated through morphological and mechanical characterizations.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/11/2/208recyclingmixed plasticspolyolefinslandfill miningpolymer compositesball milling
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author Roberto Avolio
Francesco Spina
Gennaro Gentile
Mariacristina Cocca
Maurizio Avella
Cosimo Carfagna
Gianluigi Tealdo
Maria Emanuela Errico
spellingShingle Roberto Avolio
Francesco Spina
Gennaro Gentile
Mariacristina Cocca
Maurizio Avella
Cosimo Carfagna
Gianluigi Tealdo
Maria Emanuela Errico
Recycling Polyethylene-Rich Plastic Waste from Landfill Reclamation: Toward an Enhanced Landfill-Mining Approach
Polymers
recycling
mixed plastics
polyolefins
landfill mining
polymer composites
ball milling
author_facet Roberto Avolio
Francesco Spina
Gennaro Gentile
Mariacristina Cocca
Maurizio Avella
Cosimo Carfagna
Gianluigi Tealdo
Maria Emanuela Errico
author_sort Roberto Avolio
title Recycling Polyethylene-Rich Plastic Waste from Landfill Reclamation: Toward an Enhanced Landfill-Mining Approach
title_short Recycling Polyethylene-Rich Plastic Waste from Landfill Reclamation: Toward an Enhanced Landfill-Mining Approach
title_full Recycling Polyethylene-Rich Plastic Waste from Landfill Reclamation: Toward an Enhanced Landfill-Mining Approach
title_fullStr Recycling Polyethylene-Rich Plastic Waste from Landfill Reclamation: Toward an Enhanced Landfill-Mining Approach
title_full_unstemmed Recycling Polyethylene-Rich Plastic Waste from Landfill Reclamation: Toward an Enhanced Landfill-Mining Approach
title_sort recycling polyethylene-rich plastic waste from landfill reclamation: toward an enhanced landfill-mining approach
publisher MDPI AG
series Polymers
issn 2073-4360
publishDate 2019-01-01
description In the frame of a circular economy, the maximization of secondary raw-material recovery is necessary to increase the economic and environmental sustainability of landfill mining and reclamation activities. In this paper, the polyethylene-rich plastic fraction recovered from the reclamation of an abandoned industrial landfill (landfill-recovered plastic, LRP) has been characterized through spectroscopic, thermal, morphological, and mechanical analyses. Then, an economically viable valorization and recycling strategy was set up. The effectiveness of this strategy in the enhancement of LRP properties has been demonstrated through morphological and mechanical characterizations.
topic recycling
mixed plastics
polyolefins
landfill mining
polymer composites
ball milling
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/11/2/208
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