In: Advances in Materials Science Research ISBN: 978-1-53615-597-6
Editor: Maryann C. Wythers © 2019 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Chapter 1
RECENT RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES
FOR W ASTE POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
(PVC) PRODUCTS
Sunil S. Suresh
, K. Jaidev, Omdeo K. Gohatre,
Smita Mohanty, Manoranajan Biswal
and Sanjay K. Nayak
Laboratory for Advanced Research in Polymeric Materials (LARPM),
Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET),
Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
ABSTRACT
The utilization of products based on the poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)
is constantly growing globally. In parallel to this a considerable quantity
of PVC waste is also generated from various industrial and commercial
products. The lower thermal stability of the PVC molecular structure and
various additives incorporated during the manufacturing are limiting the
recycling possibilities of PVC. Similarly, burning and land filling of end-
of-life PVC products also adversely affects biota and human beings due
Corresponding Author’s E-mail: sunilssuresh@gmail.com.
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