Plastics basics

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The simultaneous production of power and another form of useful thermal energy from a single fuel-consuming process. The most common cogeneration systems being constructed today utilize combustion or ...

combustion

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A chemical process in which oxygen rapidly combines with the fuel and converts the fuel into gases, primarily water (H20) and carbon dioxide (C02), and residues. The combustion process produces ...

compatibilizers

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Additives that enable two or more materials to exist in close and permanent association indefinitely. They may be used to blend virgin and post-consumer plastic resins or different types of resins to ...

compounding

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The incorporation of additional ingredients needed for processing in order to have optimal properties. These ingredients may include Additives to improve a polymer's physical properties, stability or ...

cradle-to-grave analysis

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A methodology that quantifies energy consumption and environmental emissions at each stage of a product's life cycle, beginning at the point of raw material extraction and proceeding through ...

curbside collection

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A collection process where consumers place designated recyclables at the roadside or curb, usually in a special container or bag, for collection separate from non-recyclable material such as garbage. ...

densification

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A process that lowers the volume-to-weight ratio in order to reduce shipping costs. Baling is the most common form of densification, although some handlers of post-consumer plastic plastics granulate ...