Recovery of Plastic Waste

This work is focused on the development of sustainable and green strategies for materials development, polymer processing. Our team collects plastic wastes (polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyethylene terephthalate) from the leading industry partners in the cluster and converts plastic waste into value-added polymer composites. The initial approach of recycling plastic is adding a small amount of additive (hemp fibers or carbonized lignin) into plastic wastes to produce polymer composites. We expect improved physical properties of polymer composites with these additives. Developed polymer composites will be used in 3D printing applications for housing, in terms of plumbing and wiring.

" Revolutionizing waste management through mutlidisciplinary approaches. Our process tranforms discarded plastics into valualble resources, mitigating environmment impact, Innovative, sustainable, and efficient, we're paving the way for a greener future."