The Recycling of Plastics from ELVs - Background, Practices and Potentials

Abstract:

The proportion of plastic components in automobiles has increased over past few decades. With the pressure of legislation on treatment of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) and economical and environmental concerns, the management of plastic scrap in ELVs is becoming an important issue. This paper reviewed utilization of plastics in automobile production and traditional management of components from ELVs, with introduction of new legislation problems have been identified in the recycling of plastic from ELVs. Some examples of closed-loop recycling of plastic automobile parts are presented, and the potentials of using recycled plastics in automobile production are also discussed.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 542-543)
• Pages: 271-280
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.542-543.271
• Online since: June 2012
• Authors: Fu Gu, Philip Hall, Tao Wu
• Keywords: Automobile, Automobile Shredded Residue, Bumpers, Dashboard, End of Life Vehicle (ELV), Fuel Tanks, Recover, Recycle, Reuse

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