CHEMICAL RECYCLING OF PLASTIC WASTE: BUSINESS SETUP!
Need of plastic waste recycling! Plastics play a dominant role in the modern economy, reason being, they possess the characteristic of bring cheap, light and robust. It has pervaded all aspects of humanity and is now an integral component. Plastics find application not only in industry and auto motives but also in households. From the perspective of waste management, plastic is a threat to the society. With the pace at which plastic is being produced, humanity must resort to method of recycling it. Recycling offers the chance to make use of recovered plastic for the development of a new product. Recycling plastics encircles 4 phases of activity, as follows: 1) Collection 2) Separation 3) processing/manufacturing 4) Marketing. Chemical recycling of plastic waste In the processing of useful chemicals and fuels, plastic waste seems to be a very promising. The interest at present is not just in energy recovery or mechanical recycling, but also in the manufacture of useful
products such as petrochemical feedstocks or monomers. The option for chemical recycling exists for various feedstocks namely: 1) PET 2) PUR 3) Nylon Chemical recycling is a great alternative to the old man mechanical processing method. Under chemical recycling plastic is subjected to chopping up and treating it with mixed combination of heat, water enzymes and pressure, resulting in breakdown of the resin in its constituent parts. Virgin quality resins can be produced by repolymerisation of these chemicals. Four methods can be deployed in the process of chemical recycling which are: 1) 2) 3) 4)
Depolymerisation Solvolysis Pyrolysis Gasification
Chemical recycling of plastic waste plant setup In order to establish chemical recycling of plastic waste plant setup, it should be kept in mind that chemical recycling must strike a balance between environment impact and viability of economy.
There is requirement of utilities for having a recycling plant, they include: 1) water connection 2) electricity 3) transportation system 4) Roads 5) Infrastructure 6) Furniture 7) helping equipment
Requirement of machines Machines are required for setting up a basic recycling plant. Availability of the machine is requirement based. The factors on which machines must be deployed include: 1) Size of business 2) Budget of business 3) Plastic type to be recycled 4) End product to be created from waste.
Equipments Required The various equipment’s required for the recycling plant set up are as follows: 1) Extruder Machine 2) Rope Processing Machine 3) Melting Machine 4) Sorting Machine 5) Conveyer Belt 6) Cleaning and Washing Machine 7) Recycling Plant 8) Compressor
Profit and return on investment Plastic recycling business reaps benefit keeping in track with new technological innovations and clever business policies. The goods obtained after recycling are not recycled ones but finished products and commands some value addition.
Conclusion In manufacturing, plastic waste recycling is considered sustainable since new goods are created without the use of new materials, thus contributing to sustainable and economic growth. Recycling of plastic waste lends a hand in conservation of both energy and resources. It offers a reasonably easy way of substantially reducing the total amount of solid waste.