Product and Process Development for Plastic Abrasives Derived from Recycled Materials

目前，包括汽车行业在内的许多行业都在使用有毒溶剂（如二氯甲烷）和大量的水来清洁不同的基材，这对于清洁和制备表面来说不是一种环保的解决方案。此外，通常采用研磨清洗或喷砂清洗来清除物体表面的油漆和铁锈。例如，塑料介质用于去除涂层，而不会损坏表面或点蚀，翘曲或损坏机械功能，轴承或密封件。这在经济上更有吸引力，然而，它并没有消除有毒化学脱水剂的消耗，最终需要一个更好的解决方案。decomaterials Inc.是一家位于加拿大安大略省奥克维尔的小型初创公司，致力于开发有助于保护环境的清洁技术和产品。为了减少原塑料的消耗和过程成本，Ecomaterials旨在与Lambton学院合作，开发一种低成本和环保的爆破介质，从回收塑料中使用，用于工业涂层表面去除。为此，Ecomaterials和Lambton College将专注于利用废塑料材料通过反应挤出生产定制的新材料。拟议合作项目的成功将产生一种既可重复使用又无有毒溶剂的生产材料。这将具有环保优势，并进一步促进循环再造，同时更具成本效益。此外，新材料将能够根据不同的爆破应用进行定制。预计拟议研究的成功将为生态材料创造额外的收入来源，创造就业机会，支持生产试点设施的发展，并通过开发新市场支持再生塑料加工商。

Currently, many industries including the automotive industry, are using toxic solvents, such as methylene chloride, and high amounts of water to clean different substrates, which is not an environmentally friendly solution for cleaning and preparing a surface. In addition, abrasive cleaning or blast cleaning to remove paint and rust from the surface of an object is common practice. For example, plastic media is used to remove the coating, without marring or pitting surfaces, warping, or damaging mechanical functions, bearings, or seals. This is economically more attractive, however, it does not eliminate the consumption of toxic chemical strippers and ultimately a better solution is neededEcomaterials Inc. is a small Canadian-based start-up company based in Oakville, Ontario, developing cleantech technologies and products that contribute to the protection of the environment. To decrease both the consumption of raw plastic and the cost of the process, Ecomaterials aims to collaborative with Lambton College to develop a low-cost and environmentally attractive blasting media from recycled plastics to be used for industrial coated surface removal. To do this, Ecomaterials and Lambton College will focus on the production of customized new material by reactive extrusion using waste plastic materials. The success of the proposed collaborative project will result in a produced material that is both reusable and without toxic solvents. This will have an environmental advantage and further contribute to the recycling cycle, as well as be more cost-effective. Further, the new material will have the ability to be customized based on different blasting applications. It is anticipated that the success of the proposed research will create additional revenue streams for Ecomaterials, create jobs, support the development of a pilot facility for production, and support recycled plastic processors through the development of the new market.