Relationship between the distance of amorphous layer and the mechanical properties of recycled plastic
Tominaga Aya (1)*, Phanthong Patchiya (1), Sekiguchi Hiroshi (1), Nakano Ryoko (1), Yao Shigeru (1)
(1) Fukuoka University - Fukuoka - Japan
Waste polymer is thought to show poor mechanical property because of chemical degradation. However, from our recent studies, we have found that the main reason of the poor mechanical property is physical and we can regenerate the mechanical property as virgin level. This means that the waste polymer is physically degraded. And this physical degradation is thought to be caused from crystalline inner structure.
In this study, we prepared various samples by changing molding and heat treating conditions. We also evaluated the relationship between long period in the crystal structure by SAXS measurement and mechanical properties by tensile measurement of these samples. From this study, we found good relationship between these properties.