Application of mineral processing operations to the recovery of PVC and PET from plastic waste

Authors

  • Custodio Vásquez Metallurgical engineering School of Materials Science and Industrial University Santender Bucaramanga.
  • Walter Pardavé Metallurgical engineering School of Materials Science and Industrial University Santender Bucaramanga.
  • Ella Moreno Metallurgical engineering School of Materials Science and Industrial University Santender Bucaramanga.
  • Leonor Duarte Metallurgical engineering School of Materials Science and Industrial University Santender Bucaramanga.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/iigeo.v4i8.3066

Keywords:

Recovery of PVC and PET, Clean Technologies, Mineral Processing

Abstract

The present work deals with the proposed treatment scheme for the recovery of PVC and PET using mineral processing operations such as: size reduction. Separation by dense means, alkaline treatment and flotation. The results achieved at the laboratory level indicate that 95% of PVC and 97% of PET can be recovered from the selected sample of plastic containers collected in a residual sector of the city of Bucaramanga, Colombia.

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Published

2001-12-15

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 8 (2001)

Section

Artículos científicos

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Copyright (c) 2001 Custodio Vásquez, Walter Pardavé, Ella Moreno, Leonor Duarte

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How to Cite

Vásquez, C., Pardavé, W., Moreno, E., & Duarte, L. (2001). Application of mineral processing operations to the recovery of PVC and PET from plastic waste. Revista Del Instituto De investigación De La Facultad De Minas, Metalurgia Y Ciencias geográficas, 4(8), 59-63. https://doi.org/10.15381/iigeo.v4i8.3066