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Most plastic is discarded after a single use, with about 76 percent of plastic waste discarded into landfills annually. The current practice is wasting feedstock resources, energy, and carbon used for their production.
Adhesives for metal parts typically are liquid-based which require complex processing. This technology is a hot melt adhesive that is mixed and applied in a solid form and after the heating and cooling cycle creates strong bonds with the substrates in a matter of seconds.
ORNL’s mixed plastic recycling technology can simultaneously break down any condensation polymers—PET, polycarbonate, polyurethanes, and polyamides—into monomers in a low-energy green process.