TY - JOUR TI - Development of recycled plastic composites for structural applications from CEA plastics DO - https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3DV1MWX PY - 2015 AB - Plastic waste from consumer electronic appliances (CEAs) such as computer and printer parts including Polystyrene (PS), Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), Polystyrene (PS) and PC/ABS were collected using handheld FTIR Spectrophotometer. The blends of these plastics with High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) are manufactured under special processing conditions in a single screw compounding injection molding machine. The blends are thermoplastics have high stiffness and strength, which may enhance the mechanical properties of HDPE like tensile modulus, ultimate tensile strength, tensile break and tensile yield. These composites have a potential to be used for the future application of recycled plastic lumber, thus replacing the traditional wood lumber. KW - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering KW - Electronic waste KW - Plastic scrap--Recycling KW - Composite materials LA - eng ER -