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Mechanical and chemical recycling of solid plastic waste by Ragaert, Kim, Delva, Laurens, Van Geem, Kevin

“…•This paper reviews the current pathways for recycling of solid plastic waste, via both mechanical and chemical recycling.•The predominant industrial…”
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Relationship between the Processing, Structure, and Properties of Microfibrillar Composites by Kuzmanović, Maja, Delva, Laurens, Cardon, Ludwig, Ragaert, Kim

“…The relationship between processing, morphology, and properties of polymeric materials has been the subject of numerous studies of academic and industrial…”
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Performance indicators for a circular economy: A case study on post-industrial plastic waste by Huysman, Sofie, De Schaepmeester, Jonas, Ragaert, Kim, Dewulf, Jo, De Meester, Steven

“…•This paper propose an indicator to measure the circular economy performance.•The starting point of the indicator is the technical quality of the waste.•This…”
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State‐Of‐The‐Art Quantification of Polymer Solution Viscosity for Plastic Waste Recycling by Kol, Rita, De Somer, Tobias, D'hooge, Dagmar R., Knappich, Fabian, Ragaert, Kim, Achilias, Dimitris S., De Meester, Steven

“…Solvent‐based recycling is a promising approach for closed‐loop recovery of plastic‐containing waste. It avoids the energy cost to depolymerize the plastic but…”
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Moving from linear to circular household plastic packaging in Belgium: Prospective life cycle assessment of mechanical and thermochemical recycling by Civancik-Uslu, Didem, Nhu, T.T., Van Gorp, Bart, Kresovic, Uros, Larrain, Macarena, Billen, Pieter, Ragaert, Kim, De Meester, Steven, Dewulf, Jo, Huysveld, Sophie

“…•Recycling household plastics shows lower environmental impact than incineration.•Recycling of PS rigid fraction performs best, whereas MPO rigid is the…”
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Contribution of compatibilizer backbone to degradation and retained functionality of multiple extruded polypropylene/poly(ethylene terephthalate) blends by Van Kets, Karen, Jacques, Justien, Delva, Laurens, Ragaert, Kim

“…This study assesses thermal and morphological stabilization of three compatibilizers during mechanical recycling of polymer blends. Polypropylene/poly(ethylene…”
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Onset critical strains as an effective parameter for compatibilizer efficiency in a polypropylene‐poly(ethylene terephthalate) blend by Van Kets, Karen, Delva, Laurens, Ragaert, Kim

“…The effectiveness of a compatibilizer is responsible for improved mechanical properties of immiscible blends. The enhanced interactions between the phases are…”
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Heat resistance of new biobased polymeric materials, focusing on starch, cellulose, PLA, and PHA by Peelman, Nanou, Ragaert, Peter, Ragaert, Kim, De Meulenaer, Bruno, Devlieghere, Frank, Cardon, Ludwig

“…ABSTRACT This review provides state of the art information on the heat resistance of biobased thermoplastic materials. It gives an overview of the parameters…”
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Upcycling of contaminated post‐industrial polypropylene waste: A design from recycling case study by Ragaert, Kim, Hubo, Sara, Delva, Laurens, Veelaert, Lore, Du Bois, Els

“…This paper presents a detailed case study on the effective upcycling of a post‐industrial plastic waste stream to a renewed compound, fit for re‐use in a new…”
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An evaluation of three different techniques for melt impregnation of glass fiber bundles with polyamide 12 by Van De Steene, Willem, Verstockt, Jan, Degrieck, Joris, Ragaert, Kim, Cardon, Ludwig

“…In this research, three different techniques for melt impregnation of glass fiber bundles with polyamide 12 are assessed with the aim of creating a high…”
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The Effect of Injection Molding Temperature on the Morphology and Mechanical Properties of PP/PET Blends and Microfibrillar Composites by Kuzmanović, Maja, Delva, Laurens, Cardon, Ludwig, Ragaert, Kim

“…Within this research the effect of injection molding temperature on polypropylene (PP)/poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) blends and microfibrillar composites…”
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The Effect of Multiple Extrusions on the Properties of Montmorillonite Filled Polypropylene by Delva, Laurens, Ragaert, Kim, Degrieck, Joris, Cardon, Ludwig

“…Nanocomposites have attracted a great deal of interest during recent years. Much research has been conducted towards the incorporation of clay particles in a…”
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Plastic recycling stripped naked – from circular product to circular industry with recycling cascade by Lange, Jean‐Paul, Kersten, Sascha R. A., De Meester, Steven, Eijk, Marcel C. P., Ragaert, Kim

“…This perspective combines various expertise to develop and analyse the concept of technology cascade for recycling waste plastics with the goal of displacing…”
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Macromolecular Insights into the Altered Mechanical Deformation Mechanisms of Non-Polyolefin Contaminated Polyolefins by Demets, Ruben, Grodent, Marie, Van Kets, Karen, De Meester, Steven, Ragaert, Kim

“…Current recycling technologies rarely achieve 100% pure plastic fractions from a single polymer type. Often, sorted bales marked as containing a single polymer…”
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Advancing the Characterization of Recycled Polyolefin Blends with a Combined Experimental and Numerical Approach to Thermomechanical Behavior by Hao, Pei, Siebers, Charmayne, Ragaert, Kim, Gilabert, Francisco A

“…The blending of polyolefins (POs), such as polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), is a growing area of research, particularly for recycling mixed polyolefin…”
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Microstructural Contributions of Different Polyolefins to the Deformation Mechanisms of Their Binary Blends by Van Belle, Astrid, Demets, Ruben, Mys, Nicolas, Van Kets, Karen, Dewulf, Jo, Van Geem, Kevin, De Meester, Steven, Ragaert, Kim

“…The mixing of polymers, even structurally similar polyolefins, inevitably leads to blend systems with a phase-separated morphology. Fundamentally understanding…”
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Development of Crystalline Morphology and Its Relationship with Mechanical Properties of PP/PET Microfibrillar Composites Containing POE and POE- g -MA by Kuzmanović, Maja, Delva, Laurens, Mi, Dashan, Martins, Carla Isabel, Cardon, Ludwig, Ragaert, Kim

“…The main goal of this research is to study the development of crystalline morphology and compare it to various mechanical properties of microfibrillar…”
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Heat resistance of biobased materials, evaluation and effect of processing techniques and additives by Peelman, Nanou, Ragaert, Peter, Ragaert, Kim, Erkoç, Mustafa, Van Brempt, Willem, Faelens, Femke, Devlieghere, Frank, De Meulenaer, Bruno, Cardon, Ludwig

“…The paper describes the effect of different manipulations (addition of fiber, nanoclay, nucleating agents and chain extender, blending, annealing, use of a…”
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A Statistical Analysis on the Effect of Antioxidants on the Thermal-Oxidative Stability of Commercial Mass- and Emulsion-Polymerized ABS by Fiorio, Rudinei, D'hooge, Dagmar R, Ragaert, Kim, Cardon, Ludwig

“…In the present work, statistical analysis (16 processing conditions and 2 virgin unmodified samples) is performed to study the influence of antioxidants (AOs)…”
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Effects of Phase Morphology on Mechanical Properties: Oriented/Unoriented PP Crystal Combination with Spherical/Microfibrillar PET Phase by Mi, Dashan, Wang, Yingxiong, Kuzmanovic, Maja, Delva, Laurens, Jiang, Yixin, Cardon, Ludwig, Zhang, Jie, Ragaert, Kim

“…In situ microfibrillation and multiflow vibrate injection molding (MFVIM) technologies were combined to control the phase morphology of blended polypropylene…”
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