Affiliation:
1. AIMPLAS Plastics Technology Centre, AIMPLAS, Paterna, Spain
2. FRAUNHOFER IVV, Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, Freising, Germany
Abstract
Although the use of plastic components is increasing in the automotive industry, yet the recovery rates of these materials in end-of-life vehicle (ELV) is lower compared to metals. One of the main problems of ELV plastic waste is poor separation and sorting. Large car plastic parts consist of fibre-reinforced plastics, whereas other components end up in the automotive shredder residue (ASR), featuring a very heterogeneous mix of light materials that contains mostly non-metallic materials such as textiles, plastics, cartridges and wood. Generally, ASR was disposed in landfill or diverted to thermal treatments, such as pyrolysis or gasification, for energy recovery. Currently, the recovery of raw materials from various waste streams plays a key role in new European strategy for plastics in a circular economy. The approach of physical recycling methods described in this mini-review helps to maintain the value of polymer materials in the value chain allowing the reuse in the original or similar application.
Subject
Pollution,Environmental Engineering
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