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Comparative study of the properties of post-consumption high density polyethylene used in the injection process

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The high-density polyethylene, thermoplastic widely-used in the production of industrial domestic utilities, was collected in two situations: virgin high-density polyethylene (JV 060) and post-consumption high-density polyethylene (with features of low-density polyethylene). After collecting the samples, they were submitted to natural aging with the quantification of the incident solar radiation for 180 days. The samples were characterized by melt flow index, differential scanning calorimetry, tensile strength, rupture load, elongation at break and infrared. The results showed that after 180 days of exposure the virgin high-density polyethylene presented physical properties similar to the post-consumption polyethylene.

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  1. Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil

    M. V. L. Fook & S. Prasad

  2. Departamento de Química, CCEN, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 58059-900, Campus I, Joăo Pessoa, PB, Brazil

    A. G. Souza, M. F. S. Trindade, M. M. Conceiçăo & S. C. L Crispim

  3. Departamento de Química, CCT, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba Bodocongó, 58109 - 790, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil E-mail

    J. C. O. Santos

  4. Departamento de Química, CCEN, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil

    V. J. Fernandes Jr.

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Fook, M.V.L., Souza, A.G., Trindade, M.F.S. et al. Comparative study of the properties of post-consumption high density polyethylene used in the injection process. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 75, 513–520 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JTAN.0000027141.25980.ea

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