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Pau Manclús Almiñana has presented his Master’s degree final project (TFM) of Chemical Engineering in the Universitat de València, entitled: ‘Cross-linking of reticulated polyethylene by mechanochemistry for the development of sustainable formulations with recycled material’, done at AIMPLAS and co-directed by Óscar Gil Castell and Santiago Llopis Murcia.
This research work proves the viability of applying mechanochemestry techniques as an efficient and sustainable alternative to traditional recycling of the XLPE, obtaining materials with closer properties to virgin polyethylene. The results highlight a a 40% reduction in gel content, which allows this material to be reincorporated into new recycled formulations, providing an innovative solution to the challenge of recycling cross-linked plastics.
