Mechanical and chemical recycling of solid plastic waste

Waste Management - Tập 69 - Trang 24-58 - 2017
Kim Ragaert1, Laurens Delva1, Kevin M. Van Geem2
1Center for Polymer & Material Technologies, Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, Ghent University, Technologiepark 915, B-9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
2Laboratory for Chemical Technology, Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, Ghent University, Technologiepark 914, B-9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium

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