Polystyrene recyclyling: Extraction of colored contaminants

• Main Authors: Mandigma, Catherine Genevieve M., Pesca, Elyn G.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1996
• Subjects: Polystyrene; Chemistry
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/18552
• Institution: De La Salle University

This research aimed to develop a small scale method of separating colored contaminants from PS samples by extraction with activated charcoal. Two extraction methods were used, namely Soxhlet Extraction and Reflux Extraction. The reflux method was evaluated to be more effective in extracting the colo...