Evaluation of recycled hdpe for pipe applications

Abstract

To assess the quality of polyethylene pipes compounded with recycled polyethylene for applications in drainage and sewerage, several analysis techniques were applied, some of them being not previewed in the performance characteristics standards. The measured physical, chemical and mechanical properties of raw-materials, intermediate compounds and final products, were used to evaluate the performance of the different formulations, allowing to an understanding of the thermo-mechanical effects of the several transformation processes. The analysis of the results will help us to optimising the manufacture parameters and to check the formulations, in view of its upgrading. The effect of a nanoclay was also studied. INTRODUCTION