Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0347027

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0347027

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

A Novel Approach for Color and Degradation Control in Post Consumer Polyethylene Terephthalate During Recycling. Discoloration is a critical problem in the manufacturing of post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymeric products in which optical clarity requirement is high. The inherent weakness of the PET demands highly efficient stabilisation of this polymer. The project aims to understand and eliminate the occurrence of such discoloration and improve the quality of the Visy products. New multifunctional additives will be developed, which when added to PET during processing, will not only quench the discoloration reaction but also yield high quality products with excellent optical properties. This project is of substantial strategic importance to the Australian/global polymer processing and recycling industries.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 06-2003

End Date: 11-2006

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $69,099.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental Engineering | Other Instrumental Methods | Environmental Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Characterisation Of Macromolecules

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Plastic products (incl. Construction materials) | Renewable energy | Waste management and recycling |

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