Casing for under carriage of passenger car, particularly open passenger car, is formed from fiber-reinforced plastic or sheet molding composite plasticThe casing is formed from a fiber-reinforced plastic or sheet molding composite plastic. The material thickness of the casing is greater than 1.7 ...
“If anyone has cracked the code for a large-scale, efficient, and profitable way to turn plastic into plastic,” he said, “every reporter in the world” would get a tour. If I did get a tour, I wondered,would I even see all of that stubborn, dirty plastic they were supposedly rec...
So what exactly is plastic pollution? The term ‘single-use plastic’ is kind of self-explanatory, but in case you’ve been living under a rock, it refers to an item made of plastic, which is used once before it is thrown away. If you’ve been living under an even bigger rock, the...
worthwhile for CFRP recycling, although the literature proposes some studies on this issue (e.g., [18]). Currently, examples of industrial applications of mechanical recycling are those of the Belgian company Reprocover, (https://en.reprocover.eu/, accessed on 8 December 2020) and Filon ...
When referring to sustainability, one of the industries that arises concern is the automotive industry not only due to the pollution that results from the manufacturing processes and daily use of cars but, also, owing to the waste generated from car destruction by the end of their use. Indeed...
One of those plastic bags that newspapers are delivered in is the perfect size to cover your umbrella the next time it rains. Just fold the umbrella up and slip it into the bag. Make an instant poncho Leave a large garbage bag in your car. The next time it rains unexpectedly, cut ...
(Ragaert et al.2017). Texaco gasification process consists of two parts, including a liquefaction step and an entailed bed gasifier (Tukker et al.1999). Plastics are thermo cracked into several particles in the liquefaction step with some condensable and non-condensable gas fractions or a heavy...
Transmission As underhood conditions become more challenging, automakers and their suppliers are increasingly relying on high-temperature plastic car parts to help reduce weight and cost, increase parts integration and provide for longer service life. Plastics can also improve “de-burring”. This is ...
I'm now left with this huge double garage door with a cracked, dirt filled plastic shell finish that seems to be bomb proof. I have tried the orange stuff, nail polish remover, gasoline, cooking oil, heat gun (started to damage the surface), wonderwheel (Automotive pinstripe remover, whic...
Differentpolyethylene pipegrades and lots were investigated with a fracture mechanics procedures under cyclic loads. The cyclic tests with Cracked Round Bars allowed a ranking of the different materials concerning crack resistance as a function of failure time as well as of crack initiation time within...