Foamed polystyrene is widely used for food packaging like drinking cups and food boxes, as insulation material for roofs and house walls, and as transportation cover for sensitive goods. 1.4 Conclusion Commercial polystyrene is more than 60 years old and is still providing new innovations like synd...
Polystyrene foamcontainers are widely used in the food service and food packaging Perishable food items can be prevented from spoiling if packaged inpolystyrene. Electronic goods are packed in boxes along with support material made of polystyrene which insulates and protects from damage during shipping...
In addition, the thermoforming of polystyrene resin into polystyrene boxes requires 4.75 MJ/kg PS; the energy consumption in the thermoforming stage is mainly attributed to the melting process, which requires the use of electricity for heating purposes. The transportation in this cradle-to-grave ...
in an attempt to reduce the weight of boxes with a density of 23 kg/m33, 4 mm were shaved off the bottom with a hot wire and included in the experiment, denoted herein as EPS-B23X. Five boxes from each category were tested. The actual weights of the boxes without lids were 0.110 kg...