Commercial Feasibility Study of PET Bottles Recycling by Solvent Extraction Method

Nahid Sharmin,Most Hosney Ara,Badrul Abedin,Nahid Jahan,Sarker Kamruzzaman

doi:10.21474/ijar01/254

Abstract

30Apr 2016 Commercial Feasibility Study of PET Bottles Recycling by Solvent Extraction Method. Nahid Sharmin , Sarker Kamruzzaman , Most. Hosney Ara , Nahid Jahan and Badrul Abedin Instititute of Glass & Ceramic Research and Testing (IGCRT), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh. Pilot Plant and Process Development Centre, BCSIR. BCSIR Laboratories, Dhaka, BCSIR.

Highlights

With increasing amounts of consumption of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles in Bangladesh, huge amount of solid waste has been accumulated and polluting environment as these are non biodegradable
The aim of this research is to obtain information on post-consumer PET bottles recycling, its technological and economic aspects. These goals were attained through literature review of some current available recycling process and carrying out laboratory experiments of a recycling process (Dissolution of PET flakes by solvent recovery method using Cyclohexanone as solvent) being developed in Pilot Plant and Process Development Center of Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
PET meets the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene and complies with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of USA, UK, Japan, Canada, France, Germany

Summary

Introduction

With increasing amounts of consumption of PET bottles in Bangladesh, huge amount of solid waste has been accumulated and polluting environment as these are non biodegradable. The aim of this research is to obtain information on post-consumer PET bottles recycling, its technological and economic aspects. These goals were attained through literature review of some current available recycling process and carrying out laboratory experiments of a recycling process (Dissolution of PET flakes by solvent recovery method using Cyclohexanone as solvent) being developed in Pilot Plant and Process Development Center of Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

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