A wood-filled composite based on recycled polyethylene terephthalate. Production and properties

摘要

The possibilities of the combined recycling of wood and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste are examined. The mechanisms of the principal processes occurring in the production of the composite are described. The high volumes of production of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) products are leading to the build-up of PET waste. A considerable amount of waste of the wood processing industry in Ukraine requires recycling. The use of composites based on recycled PET with wood flour makes it possible to produce high-quality products for different purposes. Therefore, the present work is devoted to solving the problem of recycling the waste and creating a new general-purpose composite material [1 ].