| Author | Sara Ahmadi Pirshahid |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no.PP-13-03 |
| Subject(s) | Waste paper--Recycling
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| Note | A master project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering (Professional) in Pulp and Paper Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | |
| Abstract | Beverage cartons are a widely used form of packaging to protect fresh drink and food products. Paper, polyethylene and aluminum are the main raw materials of beverage cartons, all of which are recyclable. Recycling beverage cartons can reduce carbon emission and enable a better use of raw material resources. Recycling of cardboard paper gives an excellent quality long fibre, which is good for making various paper products. There are technologies for separating paper, plastic and aluminium from beverage cartons. For separating the paper fr om Poly -Alumunium component, “Hydropulping process” is used, while for separating the polyethylene and Alumunium, plasma or pyrolysis technologies are being used. In this study, the comparison of recycling paper from beverage carton pulp and beverage cartons pulp with the combination of 5%, 10%, 20% of general paper wastes revealed that all quality parameters of paper produced from pure beverage carton was the best. Adding general paper waste gradually decreased the strength properties of paper but still at the acceptable limit for stationery paper grade. These test results show the possibility of mixing beverage carton paper fibers into general paper mills for recycling. This may mean cutting down of the cost of separate collection of beverage waste and making the beverage carton recycling a mainstream recycling business opportunity |
| Year | 2013 |
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| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Pulp and Paper Technology (PP) |
| Chairperson(s) | Visvanathan, Chettiyappan |
| Examination Committee(s) | Shipin, Oleg;Bohez, Erik L. J. |
| Degree | Research studies project report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2013 |