Upcycling Plastic Waste into Graphite Using Graphenic Additives for Energy Storage: Yield, Graphitic Quality, and Interaction Mechanisms via Experimentation and Molecular Dynamics
Akshay Gharpure,
Malgorzata Kowalik,
Randy L. Vander Wal
et al.
Abstract:This research presents pioneering work on transforming a variety of waste plastic into synthetic graphite of high quality and purity. Six recycled plastics in various forms were obtained−including reprocessed polypropylene, high-density polyethylene flakes, shredded polyethylene films, reprocessed polyethylene (all obtained from Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center), polystyrene foams, and polyethylene terephthalate bottles (both sourced from a local recycling bin). The waste plastics were carbonized in seale… Show more
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