Development of PP/Recycled-PET Blended Low Speed Wheels to Reduce the Virgin Plastic Usage in the Industry

dc.contributor.author	Subhashini, S.
dc.contributor.author	Rajapaksha, S.M.
dc.contributor.author	Ranatunga, S.
dc.date.accessioned	2022-02-28T06:21:02Z
dc.date.available	2022-02-28T06:21:02Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.identifier.citation	Subhashini, S., et al.(2021)."Development of PP/Recycled-PET Blended Low Speed Wheels to Reduce the Virgin Plastic Usage in the Industry" Advances in Technology,1(1), 7-24	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/10376
dc.description.abstract	The increase of plastic usage in different applications has a huge impact on the environment due waste generation. This study was focused not only to find a way to reduce the virgin plastic usage but also to convert a commodity plastic waste into a commercial engineering product. Post consumed polyethylene terephthalate (PET) water bottles were used as a source of recycled PET (r-PET) and blended with commercial grade polypropylene (PP) to produce the center part of low speed wheels. Thermomechanical properties of PP/r-PET blends were investigated along with the effect of compatibilization. The quality of prepared wheels was examined with dynamic drum test and impact test. The addition of recycled PET into polypropylene enhanced the properties of blends and it also supported to maintain the fatigue life of the wheel.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Technology, USJ	en_US
dc.subject	Low speed wheels, polypropylene/PET blends, value addition, recycling PET, PP/r-PET blends	en_US
dc.title	Development of PP/Recycled-PET Blended Low Speed Wheels to Reduce the Virgin Plastic Usage in the Industry	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.31357/ait.v1i1.4893	en_US