scholarly journals A Research Needs Assessment for waste plastics recycling: Volume 1, Executive summary. Final report

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Waste Plastics ◽  
Executive Summary ◽  
Plastics Recycling ◽  
Waste Plastics Recycling

A Decision-support System for Recycling of Residents’ Waste Plastics in China Based on Material Flow Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
MANZHI LIU ◽  
Jixin Wen ◽  
Linlin Zhang ◽  
Jixin Wu ◽  
Xiaotao Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Material Flow ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Material Flow Analysis ◽  
Waste Plastics ◽  
Plastics Recycling ◽  
Waste Plastics Recycling

Abstract Recycling waste plastics is one of the important ways to save petroleum resources and reduce carbon emissions. However, the current recycling rate of waste plastics is still low. Material flow analysis can help determine the flow of waste plastics, and life cycle assessment (LCA) can be used to quantify environmental impacts. The present study integrates these two methods into the model construction of the residents’ waste plastics recycling decision-support system. This model construction is followed by sensitivity analysis of the relevant parameters affecting the performance of the waste plastics recycling system. Finally, present study forecasts the recycling system’s performance and environmental impacts by setting four optimization scenarios based on sensitivity analysis. The results show that in 2019, A total of 8.39 million tons of high-end applications were recovered, carbon emissions during the recycling process were 34.9 million tons, and dioxin emissions were 316.11 g TEQ, with a total emission reduction of 24.47 million tons of CO2 compared to the original production. In the scenario of comprehensive improvement, in 2035, the recycling volume of high-end applications will rise to 33.96 million tons, the carbon emissions will rise to 64.73 million tons, the dioxin emissions will drop to 165.98 g TEQ, and the carbon emission reduction will rise to 99.06 million tons. This research has a certain guiding role for policy makers to formulate industry norms and related policies for waste plastic recycling.

scholarly journals Development of Waste Plastics Recycling Process Using Coke Ovens

2002 ◽  
Vol 42 (Suppl) ◽  
pp. S10-S13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Kato ◽  
Seiji Nomura ◽  
Hiroshi Uematsu
Keyword(s):  
Waste Plastics ◽  
Recycling Process ◽  
Plastics Recycling ◽  
Coke Ovens ◽  
Waste Plastics Recycling
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