ReCLAIM: Recovery of polymers Containing Legacy Additives in MEP

“转向循环经济对工业发展和环境保护至关重要。一种经常受到关注的材料是塑料。塑料是一种高度工程化的、不可缺少的材料，用途广泛。热塑性塑料的优势之一是具有多次回收同一材料并在循环经济中加以利用的潜在能力。然而，目前仍有相当数量的塑料没有被回收，而是被填埋或焚烧。这种材料是残余的混合工程塑料（MEP），它包含了广泛的不太常见的聚合物类型，重要的是，在回收材料时，遗留添加剂的重要比例是一个问题。在ReCLAIM项目中，Axion Recycling、Trojan Services、Crompton Mouldings和伯明翰大学将通过以下方式解决这些问题：开发新工艺，以提高MEP中聚合物组分的回收率；创造化学和物理方法，使再生聚合物在生物上不可用，并验证其功效；并证明这种聚合物适用于真正的终端市场。ReCLAIM的成果将通过增加合作伙伴组织的产品线、增加收入和降低运营成本来提高他们的竞争力。对英国的好处将是增加经济活动，创造新的就业机会，减少焚烧或送往垃圾填埋场的垃圾，以及显著减少二氧化碳排放。”

"The move to a circular economy is vital for the development of industry and the protection of the environment. One material constantly in the spotlight is plastics. Plastic is a highly engineered, indispensable material used over a wide range of applications. One of the strengths of thermoplastics is the potential ability to recycle the same material many times and make use of it in a circular economy.However, there is still a significant volume of plastic that is not recycled currently, and is destined for landfill or incineration. This material is the residual Mixed Engineering Plastics (MEP), which contains a wide range of less-common polymer types and importantly a significant proportion of legacy additives which are a concern when recycling the material.Within the ReCLAIM project, Axion Recycling, Trojan Services, Crompton Mouldings, and University of Birmingham will address these problems by: developing new processes for greater recovery of polymer fractions from MEP; creating chemical and physical methods for making BFRs biologically unavailable in the recycled polymers and verifying their efficacy; and proving that the polymer is suitable for real end markets.The results from ReCLAIM will boost competitiveness of the partner organisations by adding to their product lines, increasing revenue, and reducing operating costs. The benefits to the UK will be increased economic activity, new jobs, a reduction in waste incinerated or sent to landfill, and significant CO2 savings."