Plastics Recycling and Waste Management detailed syllabus for Plastics Technology (Plastics) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Plastics students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Plastics Technology 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Plastics 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of plastics recycling and waste management is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO PLASTICS WASTE MANAGEMENT 9
Plastics production and consumption- Plastic wastes generation source and types – Plastic waste composition, quantities – Plastics identification methods physical, chemical and instrumental – sorting and separation technologies – disposal alternatives – Recycling methods – Primary, Secondary and tertiary recycling of plastics-Plastic road. Economics of plastics recycling, EPR, Recycling rules & regulations. Industrial waste, Post consumer waste.
Unit II
PROCESSING OF CO-MINGLED PLASTIC WASTE 9
Size reduction of recycled plastics – cutting / shredding, densification, pulverization and chemical size reduction processes- municipal solid waste and composition – recycling of plastics from urban solid wastes – household waste – industrial sector –density and mechanical properties of recyclable plastics–Processing of commingled / mixed plastic waste – super wood, plastic lumber
Unit III
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Unit IV
RECYCLING OF ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS 9
Engineering thermoplastics and their major areas where engineering polymers are recycled – major recyclers of engineering plastics – GE/ Bayer/ MRC Polymers – PC, PBT, Nylon, PPO, ABS and polyacetals and their blends
Unit V
RECYCLING OF THERMOSET COMPOSITES 9
Recycling of Polymer thermoset composites – regrind processes – SMC scrap – pyrolysis andenergy recovery –Types of rubber products – rubber grinding methods – tyre grinding – rubbercrumb applications – Reclaiming and de-vulcanization processes tyre derived fuel and energy recovery – Pyrolysis of scrap tyres-Act on plastic waste management
Course Outcomes:
- Will understand the impact of plastic waste on environment
- Will able to recycle of both commercial and engineering plastics.
- Will thorough with policies related to environmental issues of plastics waste.
- Will know legislations related to environmental issues of plastic waste.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Degradable polymers, Recycling and Plastic Waste Management (Eds) Ann Christine
- Albertson and Samuel J. Huang, Marcel Dekker, New York.
- John Schiles, Polymer Recycling.
- Recycling & Plastics Waste Management, Edited by Dr.J.S.Anand, CIPET, 1 997.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Plastics Technology, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit Plastics 7th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Plastics Technology results, visit Anna University Plastics all semester results direct link.