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dc.contributor.advisorPacheco Crosetti, Gustavo E.
dc.contributor.advisorGonzález Lizardo, Ángel E.
dc.contributor.authorCuevas Colón, Bianka J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-12T13:18:14Z
dc.date.available2019-11-12T13:18:14Z
dc.date.issued2019-08-19
dc.identifier.citationCuevas Colón, B. J. (2019). Alternatives for processing plastics with recycle codes from 3 to 7 [Research Poster]. Undergraduate Research Program for Honor Students HSI STEM Grant, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico,
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12475/114
dc.descriptionFinal Research Poster for the Undergraduate Research Program for Honor Students HSI STEM Grant.
dc.description.abstractSolid waste management represents a challenge for Puerto Rico. According to the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (2019), more than half of the landfills have a closure order and only type one and two plastics are recy-cled on the island. On the other side, plastics will never biodegrade (Harris, 2019). This is why it is important to look for alternatives to decrease the impact of plastic pollution on the environment. This research developed an equipment to allow the use of plasma to process plastic. Ten samples of type five plastic were subjected to different time exposures to plasma to evaluate the perfor-mance of the equipment. It was obtained that by exposing the plastic to plasma for two minutes, two percent (2%) of its initial weight was reduced, with no sig-nificant reduction in volume. It is recommended to continue testing exposure time, and to continue with a phase 2 of the research, consisting on evaluating the residuals of the process (both solid and gas phases).en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research project was supported by the Title V STEM Grant “Bridges to STEM Success” P 0031 C 160141
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dc.publisherPolytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Engineering Program
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUndergraduate Research Program For Honor Students HSI STEM Grant 2018-2019
dc.relation.haspartSan Juan Campus
dc.subject.lcshPlastic scrap
dc.subject.lcshPlasma (Ionized gases)--Research
dc.subject.lcshPlastics--Research
dc.subject.lcshPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Undergraduates--Posters
dc.titleAlternatives for Processing Plastics with Recycle Codes from 3 to 7en_US
dc.typePosteren_US
dc.rights.holderPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Undergraduate Research Program For Honor Students HSI STEM Grant


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