Recycling Of Plastic
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Recycling Of Plastic Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Recycling Of Plastic (subject code 3372305) as prescribed for AI & ML · Semester 7 divides the course into 5 units, covering 26 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3372305)Unit 1 SOURCES OF PLASTIC WASTE AND ITS MANAGEMENT 1.a Identify sources of plastic waste 1.b Select waste disposal
- 1.1. Introduction to Plastics Waste
- 1.2. Definitions of related terms – Waste Plastic, Industrial Plastic Waste, Postconsumer Plastic Waste, Nuisance Plastic, Scrap Plastic, Primary Recycling, Secondary Recycling, Tertiary Recycling And Quaternary Recycling
- 1.3. Economic and environmental impact of Plastic Waste
- 1.4. Sources of waste – postconsumer, municipal and industrial waste
- 1.5. Management of plastic waste - 4 R (reduction, reuse, recycling and recovery)
- 1.6. Plastic cycle - flow of plastic products and plastic waste
- 1.7. Waste disposal a. Landfill of municipal solid waste– open dumping and sanitary landfill b. Plastics in landfill c. Future trends
Unit 2 SEPARATION METHODS
- 2. a Identify various separation methods.
- 2. b Select proper separation method.
- 2.1. Size reduction by mechanical methods
- 2.2. Separation of plastics using physical properties
- 2.3. Separation using recycling codes
- 2.4. Separation processes specific to plastics a. Separation of paper/plastic mixtures- Application of Heat, Wet Separation Process, Electro Dynamic Separation b. Separation of plastic from plastic-coated fabric c. Separation of mixtures of plastics-Float Sink Method, Using Selective Wetting Characteristics, Solvent Separation
Unit 3 PRIMARY & SECONDARY RECYCLING METHODS 3.a Identify primary and secondary recycling methods 3.b Analyze various
- 3.2. Primary recycling methods a. Granulators b. Cryogenic grinding c. Plunger and screw type stuffer d. In-line recycling 2 Recycling of Plastic Course Code: 3372305 Unit Major Learning Outcomes Topics and Sub-topics Secondary Recycling
- 3.3. Introduction to secondary recycling
- 3.4. Various technical approaches for secondary recycling
- 3.5. Secondary recycling by mechanical reworking of plastic waste
- 3.6. Recycling by chemical modification of plastic waste
- 3.7. Secondary recycling by co-extrusion and co- injection molding
- 3.8. Use of plastic as a filler
Unit 4 TERTIARY AND QUATERNARY RECYCLING 4.a Identify tertiary and quaternary recycling methods. 4.b Select proper method Tertiary Recycling
- 4.1. Pyrolysis a. Introduction to pyrolysis and its advantages b. Introduction to pyrolysis reactors of plastics waste – Union Carbide System, Reactor by Japan Steel Works
- 4.2. Chemical decomposition of plastic waste a. Hydrolysis b. Glycolysis Quaternary Recycling
- 4.3. Introduction to quaternary recycling
- 4.4. Constructional features of incinerators
- 4.5. Incineration of plastic waste and its problems
Unit 5 RECYCLING METHODS OF SPECIFIC PLASTICS 5.a Understand recycling methods of various plastics.
- 5.1. Describe recycling methods of following plastics : a. PVC b. PET c. PMMA d. HDPE e. LDPE f. PS
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