Waste Vinyl Research Articles

Evaluation of the Basic Property Evaluation of Eco-powder, a Hydrothermal Synthesis Product for Improving Waste Vinyl Recycling Efficiency

Evaluation of the Basic Property Evaluation of Eco-powder, a Hydrothermal Synthesis Product for Improving Waste Vinyl Recycling Efficiency

Strategies for Sustainable Management of Agricultural Waste Vinyl in South Korea

Vinyl, such as those in the form of mulching and vinyl houses, is used to improve agricultural productivity. It is generated as an agriculture waste vinyl (AWV) after use. The collected AWV is transported to a recycling facility and shredded, washed, and compressed to be recycled. Recycled materials can contribute to the circular economy of agriculture as they are used again as an agricultural plastic product. However, in Korea, there are concerns about the illegal disposal (landfill, incineration) of AWV. So, a new management model is needed in which stakeholders voluntarily establish an AWV management system. In this study, a sustainable management strategy was proposed. This strategy is reinforcing the responsibility of the producers of AWV and forms a value chain in the proper discharge after consumption by applying the deposit system proposed to recover AWV. Local governments and the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NH) proposed education to curb the illegal disposal of AWV, and for managing areas where a collection system has not yet been established, biodegradable mulching vinyl (BMV) was proposed to minimize the environmental pollution caused by AWV. It was calculated that the EPR contribution was 0.16 USD/kg, and the introduction of BMV was 0.42 USD/kg in Korea. This study will provide a new alternative in countries struggling with AWV management.

Comparison of Pyrolysis and Combustion Processes of Vinyl Floor Panels Using Thermogravimetric Analysis (TG-FTIR) in Terms of the Circular Economy

The article analyzes the thermal degradation in the inert and oxidative atmosphere of waste vinyl panels, the main component of which is PVC. Both pyrolysis and incineration of plastic waste are difficult, complex and multifaceted processes due to several physical and chemical phenomena occurring during their performance. The coupled TG-MS (thermogravimetry-mass spectrometry) analysis combined with the Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (TG-FTIR) analysis was used to identify the decomposition mechanisms of waste vinyl panels. Thermogravimetric tests were carried out for two heating rates of 5 and 20 K/min in the temperature range of 40–1000 °C, mass losses were determined, and products resulting from thermal degradation were identified. It was found that the individual components decompose at different temperatures depending on the heating rate and the choice of an inert or oxidative atmosphere. Vinyl floor panels were treated in terms of secondary raw material, which, in the light of the circular economy, may constitute a potential energy or chemical resource.

A Study on the Enhancement of Inventories for Precursors (NOx, SOx) Released from Open Burning of Agricultural Waste Vinyl Causing the Secondary Generation of Particulate Matters

A Study on the Enhancement of Inventories for Precursors (NOx, SOx) Released from Open Burning of Agricultural Waste Vinyl Causing the Secondary Generation of Particulate Matters

Analysis of Recycled Raw Materials and Evaluation of Characteristics by Mixing Ratio for Recycling of Waste Vinyl

생활계에서 발생되는 폐비닐은 토사, 금속, 유리 등의 이물질로 인해 고형연료(SRF, Solid Refuse Fuel)로 사용되었지만 최근 환경문제로 인해 고형연료의 사용량이 감소하고 있어 재활용이 필요한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 폐비닐 재활용을 위해 우선 생활계 폐비닐로 생산된 복합 재생원료와 영농폐비닐로 생산된 PE 단일 재생원료에 대해 분석을 진행하였다. 원료 분석 결과, 폐비닐은 주로 폴리에틸렌으로 이루어져 있고 복합 재생원료는 약 2%의 회분이 잔존하고 있으며 PE 단일 재생원료의 경우는 회분이 없는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 두 재생원료의 배합비율에 따른 인장강도를 측정한 결과 열처리 온도 200 ℃, 압착 압력 30 MPa, 배합비율 3:7 (복합:PE 단일) 조건에서 인장강도가 최대 약 16 MPa임을 확인하였다. 굽힘강도는 열처리 온도 200 ℃, 압착 압력 30 MPa, 배합비율 3:7 (복합:PE 단일) 조건에서 최대 약 39 MPa임을 확인하였다. 따라서 재생원료들의 배합비율에 따른 강도 특성 변화를 확인함으로써 폐비닐의 재활용 가능성을 제시하고자 하였다.

Characteristics of Particulate Matter and Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from the Combustion of Waste Vinyl

Vinyl samples were burned in a controlled environment to determine the characteristics of particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions during the combustion process. Open burning of plastic or vinyl products poses several environmental and health risks in developed and developing countries, due to the release of high concentrations of harmful pollutants. The production of fine and ultrafine particles was significant. At a heat flux of 25 kW/m2, the production of PM of 0.35 μm in size was highest at 63.0 μg/m3. In comparison, at fluxes of 35 and 50 kW/m2, the production of PM of 0.45 μm in size was highest with values of 67.8 and 87.7 μg/m3, respectively. Benzene, acetone, and other toxic compounds were also identified in the analyses.

폐비닐을 이용(利用)한 재생원료화(再生原料化) 기술(技術)

국내에서 발생하는 폐플라스틱의 양은 폐비닐류를 포함하여 연간 500만톤에 이르며 이 가운데 재활용 선별장을 통하여 배출되는 폐비닐류의 양은 연간 100만톤 정도에 이르는 것으로 추정되고 있다. 재활용 선별장의 폐비닐류는 RPF(Refuse Plastic Fuel) 또는 재생원료로 전환되어 재활용이 이루어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 재활용 선별장에서 발생하는 폐비닐을 열매체 가열공정에 의하여 용융처리하여 재생 폐비닐 원료로서 이용가능성을 인장강도를 통하여 분석하고 기존의 재생품과 비교함으로서 용융재생원료의 이용 가능성을 판단하였다. 상업용으로 사용하기 위해서는 폐비닐류를 이용한 재생원료의 인장강도는 100 <TEX>$kgf/cm^2$</TEX> 정도가 적합함을 알 수 있었다. The produced quantity of waste plastics including waste vinyls was assumed as about 5 million tons per year. The quantity of waste vinyls produced from the waste recycling center among total quantity of waste plastics was estimated as about 1 million tons per year. Most of waste vinyls produced from the waste recycling center were recycled as refuse plastic fuel(RPF) or recycled feedstock material. In this study, the medium material using waste vinyls was made by the melting process of heat medium heating and the tensile strength was analyzed for checking the usable possibility of recycled waste vinyl material by comparing with the existent product. In order to use the medium material for producing the recycled product, it can be considered that the tensile strength of medium material is more than 100 <TEX>$kgf/cm^2$</TEX>.

An Study on the Location of Agricultural Waste Vinyl Recycling Facilities

An Study on the Location of Agricultural Waste Vinyl Recycling Facilities

Adsorption Characteristics of Superplasticizer with Waste Plexiglas (WPS) onto Cement Particle Surface

In this study, by using UV-visible adsorption spectrophotometer, ζ-potential analyzer and X-ray photo spectroscopy, the adsorption characteristics and surface electrochemical properties of WPS were studied in comparison with traditional naphthalene sulfonated formaldehyde condensates (FDN) whose dispersion ability mainly depends on electrostatic repulsive forces. WPS was prepared through free radical copolymerization in self-Single screw reactive extruder and synthesized from waste plexiglas and vinyl monomers by way of special extrusion modification. The results show that the adsorption of WPS and FDN on cement particle surface approximately conforms to Langmuir’s adsorption isotherm. The adsorption of WPS belongs to physical adsorption and its saturated adsorbed quantity was 5.38mg/g. When the dosage of WPS was 1 wt.% of cement, the thickness of the adsorption layer on the surface of cement particles was 61.2 nm. The ζ-potential of cement particle with WPS changed from positive (15 mV) to negative (-64.74mV) with its concentration increasing from 0 to 20 g/L and decreased from -65.19 to-39.82 mV (reducing by 38.9%) with its concentration of 10 g/L within 60 h.

해조류 구멍갈파래 (Ulva pertusa)의 친환경적 이용을 위한 바이오에탄올의 생산

Ulva pertusa is one of the worst pollutant like a waste vinyl after agriculture and caused bad smell at seashore in Jejudo and south area of korean peninsular. For favorable environmental utilization of Ulva pertusa, it could be applied for ethanol production with its acid hydrolysate. The components of hydrolysate included fermentable sugar of glucose, xylose, mannose, galactose, and higher amounts of unfermentable rhamnose. Fermentable sugars were converted to ethanol with S. cerevisiae, also xylose to ethanol with P. stipitis, their maximun ethanol production at optimum conditions were 462 μg/mL and 475 μg/mL, respectively. While, rhamnose cannot be changed to ethanol with S. cerevisiae or P. stipitis, alone. Combination of S. cerevisiae and P. stipitis can convert rhamnose to ethanol, because P.stipitis degradaded rhamnose to pyruvate, and then S. cerevisiae convert to ethanol, at optimum conditions, ethanol reached to 782 μg/mL (30.24%) that is higher than that of 2 strain alone from 500 mg of dried Ulva pertusa contained 2586.45 μg/mL of reduced sugars. Ulva pertusa can be utilized for renewal energy insted of environmenatal enemy.

Laboratory evaluation of flexible pavement materials containing waste polyethylene (WPE) film

This paper presents a research to recycle the waste vinyl (waste polyethylene film: WPE film) in asphalt mixtures for improving the performance properties of the mixtures. Conventional Marshall mix designs were carried out with varying WPE contents, and the best performing content of WPE film was determined from the previous study. Also, asphalt mixtures with two commercial polymer modifiers, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and a styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS), were used to compare the effectiveness of WPE-modified mixture. The strength characteristics such as Marshall stability and indirect tensile strength (ITS) were evaluated, and the wheel tracking test, result of which is generally considered to reflect the field performance, was conducted to measure the rutting resistance of the asphalt mixtures. From the results of this study, asphalt mixture with waste vinyl showed much better rutting resistance than normal asphalt mixture without WPE. It is hypothesized if an optimum content of waste vinyl is used, it is expected that the waste vinyl will be effective as much as commercial modifier in improving the performance of asphalt pavements.

Behavior of PAHs from sewage sludge incinerators in Korea

Although production of sewage sludge increases every year, its proper treatment has only been recently raised as a new issue, as current landfill and ocean dumping arrangements are expected to become increasingly difficult to manage in the future. The Korean Ministry of Environment plans to diversify its processing facilities and expand its processing systems by 2011, with the purpose of processing all sludge produced in Korea. According to this plan, incineration (including incineration of municipal wastes) will process 30% of the entire sewage sludge throughout the country in 2011. This study reviews the characteristics of PAH, which is one of the organic substances found in sewage sludge during the incinerating process. The total amount of PAH produced from sewage sludge incineration was found to be 6.103 mg/kg on average, and investigation performed on 16 PAHs of inlets and outlets of the air control devices at five full-scale incineration facilities showed that concentrations of the PAHs on the inlet and on the outlet ranged from 3.926 to 925.748 microg/m(3) and from 1.153 to 189.449 microg/m(3), respectively. In the case of the incineration facility fed with municipal waste (95%) and sewage sludge (5%), the total of the PAH emissions concentration was higher than that found at the incineration facilities used exclusively to treat sewage. The combustion of waste vinyl and plastics contained in municipal waste fed into the facility might contribute to the high levels of PAHs in the stack gas. However more investigation is needed on the production mechanism of PAHs at different operating conditions of the incineration facilities, such as the types of waste, and other relevant factors.

Characterization of Waste Vinyl from a Farm Village and its Application to Cement Kiln Process

Major component of vinyl wasted from a farm village is polyethylene. Due to the difficulty in recovering the waste vinyl and contamination of soil, recycling of the waste vinyl has been disadvantageous to reutilization. According to Korea Resources & Reutilization Corporation, 327,000 tons of waste vinyl from a farm village was discarded in 2001, which poses urgent problem to our environment and preservation of natural resources. In this study, as a program of reutilization in waste vinyl, it is investigated the possibility of reuse in cement kiln process as an assist fuel through the characterization of waste vinyl material properties and the mass balance measurement of the various kiln types. Calorific values and Chlorine content of the waste vinyl were 10,000 kcal/kg and below 500 ppm, respectively. And the waste vinyl material contained soil and moisture about 50% and 30% by weight, respectively. Circulation mass balance depends on the type of kiln and calcinations atmosphere even though same starting materials are being used. According to the measurement of the circulation mass balance, AS (Air Separated) type kiln is suitable to reutilize the waste vinyl than AT (Air Through) type kiln due to low concentration of circulation materials in side of AS type kiln.