| Title |
Identification and Sorting of Polymers in a Circular Economy Using Fluorescent Tracer Materials |
| ID_Doc |
20606 |
| Authors |
Woidasky, J; Moesslein, J; Wendler, P; Kirchenbauer, D; Wacker, D; Gao, GJ; Lang-Koetz, C |
| Title |
Identification and Sorting of Polymers in a Circular Economy Using Fluorescent Tracer Materials |
| Year |
2020 |
| Published |
Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 92, 4 |
| DOI |
10.1002/cite.201900126 |
| Abstract |
Less than 50 % of plastic waste is recycled in Germany today. Substantial improvements become necessary to meet future recycling targets. One technological option is using inorganic fluorescent materials, providing additional sorting information. This tracer-based sorting (TBS) approach is already being applied for PVC sorting, to separate fiber-reinforced particles. As multiple new marker substances are available, combination of markers will enable multiple sorting codes, and thus provide high-quality recycled materials in future. TBS is being tested for post-consumer plastic packaging sorting. |
| Author Keywords |
Fluorescence; Inorganic markers; Plastics recycling; Plastics sorting; Tracer-based sorting |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000517353700001 |
| WoS Category |
Engineering, Chemical |
| Research Area |
Engineering |
| PDF |
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/cite.201900126
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