Semi-automated styrofoam recycling machine

Expanded Polystyrene or Styrofoam, as it's commonly known, is a very practical and economical plastic. It is currently used in various applications in households, commercial establishments, schools, offices and industries all over the Philippines. Currently, our own De La Salle University and o...

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Main Authors: Ching, Tyrone Phillip, Chuacokiong, Lionel, Tan, Harvey O., Tan, Ivan Gerhard Y.
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:etd_bachelors-152012021-11-09T06:49:34Z Semi-automated styrofoam recycling machine Ching, Tyrone Phillip Chuacokiong, Lionel Tan, Harvey O. Tan, Ivan Gerhard Y. Expanded Polystyrene or Styrofoam, as it's commonly known, is a very practical and economical plastic. It is currently used in various applications in households, commercial establishments, schools, offices and industries all over the Philippines. Currently, our own De La Salle University and other establishments are aiming for a No Styro policy. This is because expanded polystyrene is a non biodegradable material with many environmental implications. Aside from occupying much space, burning polystyrene is very harmful to the environment. Although expanded polystyrene has countless benefits, economical recycling is difficult because it occupies lots of space while having only a small amount of raw material. One key step for solving this problem is creating a recycling system/machine that can be economical for sustainable recycling. The Semi-Automated Styrofoam Recycling Machine is a prototype created to aim for a more economical recycling here in the Philippines. The machine was able to prove that the recycling concept is viable and can be an alternative in solving the Styrofoam recycling problem. It successfully recycled polystyrene using Limonene as a dissolving agent through vacuum distillation as the method of extracting the polystyrene from the polystyrene-Limonene mixture. The Limonene gathered from the said mixture was eventually recovered and was proven to be still effective in acting as the dissolving agent. This research can provide a foundation in creating a Styrofoam recycling system that is both effective and economical. 2009-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/14559 Bachelor's Theses English Animo Repository Styrene Styrene--Recycling Recycling (Waste, etc)
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
collection DLSU Institutional Repository
language English
topic Styrene
Styrene--Recycling
Recycling (Waste, etc)
spellingShingle Styrene
Styrene--Recycling
Recycling (Waste, etc)
Ching, Tyrone Phillip
Chuacokiong, Lionel
Tan, Harvey O.
Tan, Ivan Gerhard Y.
Semi-automated styrofoam recycling machine
description Expanded Polystyrene or Styrofoam, as it's commonly known, is a very practical and economical plastic. It is currently used in various applications in households, commercial establishments, schools, offices and industries all over the Philippines. Currently, our own De La Salle University and other establishments are aiming for a No Styro policy. This is because expanded polystyrene is a non biodegradable material with many environmental implications. Aside from occupying much space, burning polystyrene is very harmful to the environment. Although expanded polystyrene has countless benefits, economical recycling is difficult because it occupies lots of space while having only a small amount of raw material. One key step for solving this problem is creating a recycling system/machine that can be economical for sustainable recycling. The Semi-Automated Styrofoam Recycling Machine is a prototype created to aim for a more economical recycling here in the Philippines. The machine was able to prove that the recycling concept is viable and can be an alternative in solving the Styrofoam recycling problem. It successfully recycled polystyrene using Limonene as a dissolving agent through vacuum distillation as the method of extracting the polystyrene from the polystyrene-Limonene mixture. The Limonene gathered from the said mixture was eventually recovered and was proven to be still effective in acting as the dissolving agent. This research can provide a foundation in creating a Styrofoam recycling system that is both effective and economical.
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author Ching, Tyrone Phillip
Chuacokiong, Lionel
Tan, Harvey O.
Tan, Ivan Gerhard Y.
author_facet Ching, Tyrone Phillip
Chuacokiong, Lionel
Tan, Harvey O.
Tan, Ivan Gerhard Y.
author_sort Ching, Tyrone Phillip
title Semi-automated styrofoam recycling machine
title_short Semi-automated styrofoam recycling machine
title_full Semi-automated styrofoam recycling machine
title_fullStr Semi-automated styrofoam recycling machine
title_full_unstemmed Semi-automated styrofoam recycling machine
title_sort semi-automated styrofoam recycling machine
publisher Animo Repository
publishDate 2009
url https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/14559
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