Plastic products and its upcycling

Dr. LEUNG Chi Fai, Lecturer

The Hong Kong Institute of Education
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(plastics)(resin)
;

(Cellulose)
(Isoprene)
(Protein)
(polymer)/ (macromolecules)

(synthetic)
(Polymer)
Polys Meros
:
(CC )

Repeating unit

(Monomer) (Polymer)
Isoprene Rubber (cis-isoprene)

(Addition Polymer)
:
Monomer coupling)
(Polyethylene, PE

Homopolymers:
Made of a single type of monomer
Copolymers:
Consist of two or more types of monomers

Condensation Polymer)
:
; (H2O)
(Nylon)

(Thermoplastic): PE, PVC, PS
()
Cross-linkage)

(Thermosetting plastic): Polyurethane (PU)

(cross-linking)
Cross-linkage)

, (plasticizers)
Di-2-ethylhexyl-adipate/DEHADOA

polyvinyl chloridePVC),
 Charles Goodyear (1839
Vulcanization)
S ()

0 200 C

Rubber (cis-polyisoprene)

(plasticity)

/ (elasticity)

(strength)

/ (color/transparency)

/ (insulator)

(chemical resistance)

(light weight)


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/
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 Great Pacific Garbage Patch

> 6

10


Remove the bottlecaps

Empty and rinse the bottles
Remove the labels
Place the plastic bottles,caps,and labels into
the plastic recyling bins










 Feedstock Recycling
/ (Pyrolysis)

:
C

Polyolefins (PE or PP) ethylene/ propylene

(Polymer) (Monomer)

(Gasification)
(syngas)
(H2CO)

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 4R

REDUCE
REUSE
RECYCLE
RECOVER

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 (Recycling)

Plastics Identification Code
(PIC)

()

1988

 Polyethylene
Terephthalate (PET/PETE)

:01
:


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: ()
:
:
 High Density
Polyethylene (HDPE)
:02
:
();

:125
; /

/(100)
:
 ()
Vinyl/Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

:03
:

;

; ;
:


Low Density PolyethyleneLDPE

:04
:
;


:

 Polypropylene(PP)
:05
:
; 167
/PE
: ()
 -Polystyrene (PS)
:06
:

;



()

:
 Other
:07
ABS2

:

(degradable polymers)

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():

23

(degradable polymers)
(Polyhydroxybutyrate/PHB):
/(Compostable)
(microorganism)
(Thermoplastic)
(Insoluble in water)
(non-toxic)
(brittle)
(copolymer with
polyhydroxyvalerate/PHV)
, , ()
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(degradable polymers)
(Polyactides/PLA):
(Thermoplastic)
(Insoluble in water)
(non-toxic)
: /lactic acid ()
,

:
UV (sunlight) + oxygen => CO2 + H2O
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 - Upcycling
Upcycling
The reuse of objects or materials to create a
product of higher value or quality than the original
(Macmillan dictionary)

Using waste materials or old products to make new

materials or products of better quality (Cambridge
Dictionaries Online)

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(unique) vs (mass
production)
; /
(resource efficiency):
(life-cycle)
(recycle) (landfill)


 Green wall
(urban heat island effect)
(Tokyo)
Vertical gardening/
: ,

Key to successful up-cycling

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