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Utilization of Scrap Prepreg Wastes as a Reinforcement in a Wholly Recycled Plastic
EPA Contract Number: 68D40066Title: Utilization of Scrap Prepreg Wastes as a Reinforcement in a Wholly Recycled Plastic
Investigators: Blizard, Kent G.
Small Business: Foster-Miller Inc.
EPA Contact: Richards, April
Phase: II
Project Period: September 1, 1994 through March 1, 1996
Project Amount: $164,668
RFA: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase II (1994) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Hazardous Waste/Remediation , SBIR - Waste , Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Description:
Foster-Miller is proposing to combine Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) commingled plastics with a high performance reinforcement (scrap prepreg) to form a durable and cost competitive wood substitute with superior moisture, rodent and insect resistance. This proposed technology also provides a wealth of environmentally related benefits including:
- reduced disposal of hazardous wastes,
- reduced landfill requirements for plastic waste disposal,
- reduced need for consuming environmental plant life (trees),
- reduced use of toxic products such as pressure treated wood, and
- source reduction via increased product life.
- review and select improved compatibilizers,
- develop improved processes for extruding longer length fibers,
- identify and use improved coupling agents,
- produce and test reinforced plastic profiles,
- perform an economic assessment of the technology, and
- transition the technology into the commercial sector.
Supplemental Keywords:
Construction Materials, Commingled Plastic, Scrap Prepreg, Hazardous Waste, Plastic Lumber., RFA, Scientific Discipline, Waste, Sustainable Industry/Business, Chemical Engineering, Municipal, Environmental Chemistry, Sustainable Environment, Technology for Sustainable Environment, Civil/Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering, scrap prepreg, municipal waste plastics, commingled plastic, recycled plastics, municipal waste, commingled plastics, recycling, plastics, construction materialProgress and Final Reports:
SBIR Phase I:
Utilization of Scrap Prepreg Wastes as a Reinforcement in a Wholly Recycled PlasticThe perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.