Powder Production From Waste Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Water Bottles

Abstract

The ability to make powders from battlefield scrap and general waste materials in-situ on the battlefield forward operating base (FOB) is investigated. Three different techniques have been employed to grind mm-size small scrap pieces of water bottles, which are made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The particle size distribution of the milled powder obtained in each technique was measured. The results are presented in this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA606359

Entities

People

  • Anit K. Giri
  • Frank Kellogg
  • Kyu C. Cho
  • Marc S. Pepi

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Battlefields
  • Dacron
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Military Research
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Polyethylene
  • Polymers
  • Production
  • Scanning Electron Microscopes
  • Thermoplastic Resins
  • Three Dimensional

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  • Polymer Science and Engineering.