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Plastics
Any of various synthetic materials, usually organic compounds, that are produced by polymerization, capable of being molded when soft and then set.
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British thermal unit (BTU)
Plastics; Plastics basics
The quantity of heat required to increase the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit. (The Recycler's Lexicon: A Glossary of Contemporary Terms and Acronyms, ...
waste wi$e
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A program initiated by EPA in 1994 to assist businesses in taking cost-effective actions to reduce solid waste through waste prevention, recycling collection, and buying or ...
additives
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A diverse group of specialty chemicals incorporated into plastic formulations before or during processing, or to the surfaces of finished products after processing. Their primary ...
advanced recycling technologies (ART)
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Processes that yield a variety of versatile and marketable end-products that are the building blocks from which new plastics and a variety of other products can be manufactured. ...
american chemistry council (ACC)
Plastics; Plastics basics
The American Chemistry Council represents the leading companies engaged in the business of chemistry. ACC members apply the science of chemistry to make innovative products and ...
ammonolysis
Plastics; Plastics basics
A complete depolymerization process that breaks nylon into its building blocks or monomers that can then be repolymerized to make nylon in any form and for any market. (Modern ...
automatic plastics sorting
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The separation of mixed plastics by resin type and/or color via a mechanical system. A system detects the plastic type (or types) to be segregated and removes those materials from ...
