Research Article

Effect of Die Head Temperature at Compounding Stage on the Degradation of Linear Low Density Polyethylene/Plastic Film Waste Blends after Accelerated Weathering

Table 1

Control samples (no exposure) colour parameters.


Materials (wt/wt%), DHT = 175°C
 V (100 LLDPE/0 waste)29.0−0.40−3.5
 B1 (90 LLDPE/10 waste)26.0−0.80−4.53
 B2 (75 LLDPE/25 waste)25.2−0.40−4.8
 B3 (50 LLDPE/50 waste)23.0−0.60−5.9
 B4 (25 LLDPE/75 waste)20.1−0.50−5.6
 B5 (10 LLDPE/90 waste)18.0−0.40−5.5
Materials (wt/wt%), DHT = 185°C
 V (100 LLDPE/0 waste)27.0−0.12−3.68
 B1 (90 LLDPE/10 waste)25.3−0.58−4.42
 B2 (75 LLDPE/25 waste)25.2−0.51−4.81
 B3 (50 LLDPE/50 waste)24.29−0.47−5.47
 B4 (25 LLDPE/75 waste)21.6−0.47−5.49
 B5 (10 LLDPE/90 waste)17.97−0.36−5.7
Materials (wt/wt%), DHT = 195°C
 V (100 LLDPE/0 waste)27.6−0.40
−3.95
 B1 (90 LLDPE/10 waste)6.9
−0.60
−4.24
 B2 (75 LLDPE/25 waste)24.8
−0.41
−5.01
 B3 (50 LLDPE/50 waste)23.6−8.10
−5.52
 B4 (25 LLDPE/75 waste) 21.0
−0.41−5.70
 B5 (10 LLDPE/90 waste)16.9−0.31−5.44