Green Materials and Recycling End-of-Life Polymers in … · 2017. 2. 1. · Comparison of results...
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Green Materials and
Recycling End-of-Life Polymers in Steelmaking –
An example of successful translation of research
into industry
V. Sahajwalla,
R. Farzana, I. Mansuri, R. Rajarao R. Khanna, L. Green*,
N. Chaudhury, M. Zaharia*, P. O’Kane*, A. Fontana*, C. Skidmore*, D. Miles*, J. Zin*, P. Vielhauer*, D. O’Connell*, D. Knights*
Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology
SMaRT@UNSW
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
*OneSteel, Sydney, Australia
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Presentation Outline
• Challenges of conventional recycling of
waste materials
• Rethinking waste – Science associated
with transforming waste into value-added
materials
• Address challenges by creating new
opportunities
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Glass Waste (Automotive Windscreen)
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Reaction @ 1550 °C Ferrosilicon alloy
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Automotive Waste
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End-of-life Products
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E-Waste
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Polymer Recycling Statistics (Australia)
Total plastics recycled:
12.6% - 2004 15.7% - 2005 15.9% - 2006 15.3% - 2007 18.5 %– 2008
20.7 % - 2009-2010
2010 National Plastics Recycling Survey, Australia
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43.1
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Rrcycli
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2008 (
%)
PPPET PU PS LDPE OtherHDPE
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PlasticsEurope's PC/BPA-group
http://www.bisphenol-a-europe.org/uploads/EN_BPA%20applications.pdf
Global Production of PC 2000 = 1,679,341 T
2010 = 3,411,589 T
2020 ~ 6,090,999 T (Proposed)
Year 2005 – 6000 billion Waste CD/DVD ~ 5800 Tons of PC
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Molecular Formula : (C16H14O3)n
C 75.5 %
H 5.5 %
O 19 %
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND APPLICATIONS OF POLYCARBONATE
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XRD patterns displaying peak intensities of 100% (a) coke (b) HDPE (c) end-of-life rubber (d) PET plastics e) Bakelite and (f) Polycarbonate
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Need for Innovation
• Traditional recycling focuses on reusing
materials in their original form – glass into
glass, steel into steel.
• This model doesn’t work with more
complex materials
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• The traditional 3 R’s – Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle – cannot cope with the complexity
and volume of waste generated
• Need to reimagine and innovate in our
approach to waste management
• Waste to value
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Why Reform?
• There is no easy way to recycle complex
materials simply into their original form
• Challenge of separating different materials
• Importance of looking at materials in terms
of their elements
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Rethinking waste
• We can begin to solve the challenge of
complex or mixed waste if we think
differently; that is if we begin to look at
them not as familiar materials like glass
and plastics but if we look deeper and ask
ourselves what if we consider them as
resources of elements, through innovation.
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Centre for SMaRT@UNSW
Research Focus: Cutting edge sustainable materials & processes
Emphasis: Environmental, industrial & community benefits
Recycling and
renewable materials
New Sustainable
Processes
Sustainability of
materials processes
Sustainable
Manufacturing
Industry and Research partnerships
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SMaRT@UNSW
• Knowledge, research outcomes and
industry partnerships have enabled
development of fundamental and applied
science leading to technological advances
in industry
• Human capital development
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Partnerships
• Industry and academic partnerships have
a significant influence on enhancing and
promoting innovation
• Research and development plays a large
role in fostering these connections,
facilitating innovation and developing
technology
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Partnerships
• Innovation and technological development
has the potential to improve practices,
business, and people’s lives
• Moving from ideas to impact –
transforming innovation into technology
• Creating new opportunities
eg. Exporting innovative solutions
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High Temperature
Processing of Polymers
• Reactions of polymers known up to ~1000°C
• Higher temperatures of steelmaking: Reactions of
polymers need to be understood for steelmaking
applications
Behaviour of polymers
at high temperatures
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Crystallite Size :
Lc Value – 4 nm
Lc Value* – Coke : 1.5 nm
Synthetic Graphite : 17.2 nm
Reference
* S. T. Cham, R. Sakurovs, H. Sun and V. Sahajwalla: ISIJ international, 46(2006), 652.
a) b)
Raw PCPC Char
a) b)
Raw PCPC Char
Structural transformations of Polycarbonate (PC) waste
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GC CHROMATOGRAM
J. R. Dankwah, P. Koshy, P. O’Kane and V. Sahajwalla, C. Skidmore, D. Knights, D. ISIJ International, 51(3), 2011, 498–507 J. R. Dankwah, P. Koshy, P. O’Kane, V. Sahajwalla, Steel Research International, 2012, Vol. 83 (8), pp. 766-74
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Gas chromatographs showing the gases produced from the different blank substrates of a) coke, b) Rubber and c) HDPE after 1 minute at 1550˚C
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Windshield
Window Glass
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Glass In Automobile
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High temperature slag foaming facility
Schematic of the experimental arrangement
Carbon Substrate
Alumina Tube
Thermocouple
Cold zone
Quartz window
Slag sample
Hot zone DVD Recorder
CCD
Gas Inlet
Sample Tray
Gas Outlet
Steel Rod
Alumina Holder
Television
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Snapshots of slag droplets in contact with 100% MC, HDPE blend, rubber
blend, and PET blend at 1550 ⁰C as a function of time.
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Visualization of high
temperature reactions
Coke
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HDPE Blend
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Volume ratio measurements HDPE vs. 100% Conventional coke
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Rubber
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Volume ratio measurements Rubber blend vs. 100% Conventional coke
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Polymer Injection Technology a “Win-Win”
Plastic or rubber
Carbon Source
Steel Making
Industrial implementations at OneSteel in Australia indicate that the Polymer Injection technology will;
Reduce coke and electricity consumption
This technology is environmentally sustainable
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Industrial implementation at OneSteel – a success story
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Comparison of results between met coke,
HDPE /coke and rubber tyre /coke mixture
SSM Summary Spec EE (kWh/t) Carbon (kg/heat) FeO
Coke 424 462 27.6%
Rubber 412 406 26.2%
HDPE 406 379 26.1%
LSM Summary Spec EE (kWh/t) Carbon (kg/heat) FeO
Coke 398.5 1020 27.7%
Rubber 387 856 27.2%
Industrial implications @ OneSteel, Australia
V. Sahajwalla, R. Khanna, M. Zaharia, S. Kongkarat, M. Rahman, B.C. Kim, N. Saha-Chaudhury, P O’Kane, J. Dicker, C. Skidmore and David Knights,
“Environmentally Sustainable EAF Steelmaking Through Introduction of Recycled Plastics and Tires: Laboratory and Plant Studies” Iron and Steel Tech magazine,
April 2009, vol 6, no 43
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Conclusions
Green Materials
•We need to consider the introduction
of a 4th R, which is REFORM.
•Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reform
•Materials processing including use of
waste materials as a resource,
through innovative thinking, will
enhance sustainability and produce
value-added green materials.
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Conclusions
•New opportunities through recycling
science are possible for industry.
•Complex wastes could be transformed
into raw material resources.
•This could lead to environmental and
economic benefits.