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Constructing and validating ternary phase diagrams as basis for polymer dissolution recycling

Ruben Denolf (UGent) , Joël Hogie (UGent) , Freddy L. Figueira (UGent) , Ine Mertens (UGent) , Tobias De Somer (UGent) , Dagmar D'hooge (UGent) , Richard Hoogenboom (UGent) and Steven De Meester (UGent)
(2023) JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS. 387.
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One of the recycling methods for polymer waste is the dissolution-precipitation process, which is based on dissolving the polymer in a suitable solvent followed by contaminant removal by, optionally filtration, and polymer precipitation through the addition of a nonsolvent. As showcased for poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), a polymer used in the construction sector and for packaging, the current work makes clear that the less studied ternary phase diagrams are a very promising tool for the ideal solvent-nonsolvent selection. Such ternary phase diagrams provide compositional information concerning the phase separation process pushing forward the dissolution-precipitation recycling technology. It is demonstrated that these diagrams can be constructed by connecting the Flory-Huggins theory, Hansen solubility parameters and UNIQUAC activity coefficients. Model validation is performed via cloud point measurements for which one can utilize labour-intensive visual inspection or, as demonstrated in this work, one can also apply dynamic light scattering and turbidimetry, with the latter as the preferred method that is cheaper and faster. Ternary phase diagrams for multiple solvent-nonsolvent systems are theoretically constructed and experimentally validated, considering cyclohexanone-ethanol and THF-ethanol as solvent-nonsolvent pairs. It follows that PVC phase diagrams are inherently different compared to other, more commonly studied polymers, such as polyethersulfone (PES) and that for PVC the addition of a ternary interaction parameter might be required.
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Polymer recycling, Flory-Huggins, Ternary phase diagram, Cloud point, DLS, Turbidimetry, SOLVENT, SEPARATION, SYSTEM, POLYPROPYLENE

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Denolf, Ruben, et al. “Constructing and Validating Ternary Phase Diagrams as Basis for Polymer Dissolution Recycling.” JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS, vol. 387, 2023, doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2023.122630.
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Denolf, R., Hogie, J., Figueira, F. L., Mertens, I., De Somer, T., D’hooge, D., … De Meester, S. (2023). Constructing and validating ternary phase diagrams as basis for polymer dissolution recycling. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS, 387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.122630
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Denolf, Ruben, Joël Hogie, Freddy L. Figueira, Ine Mertens, Tobias De Somer, Dagmar D’hooge, Richard Hoogenboom, and Steven De Meester. 2023. “Constructing and Validating Ternary Phase Diagrams as Basis for Polymer Dissolution Recycling.” JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS 387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.122630.
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Denolf, Ruben, Joël Hogie, Freddy L. Figueira, Ine Mertens, Tobias De Somer, Dagmar D’hooge, Richard Hoogenboom, and Steven De Meester. 2023. “Constructing and Validating Ternary Phase Diagrams as Basis for Polymer Dissolution Recycling.” JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS 387. doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2023.122630.
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Denolf R, Hogie J, Figueira FL, Mertens I, De Somer T, D’hooge D, et al. Constructing and validating ternary phase diagrams as basis for polymer dissolution recycling. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS. 2023;387.
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R. Denolf et al., “Constructing and validating ternary phase diagrams as basis for polymer dissolution recycling,” JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS, vol. 387, 2023.
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