Research Article

Rapid and Nondestructive On-Site Classification Method for Consumer-Grade Plastics Based on Portable NIR Spectrometer and Machine Learning

Table 1

Description of the standard plastic samples.

Identified in the study asColorPolymer type

ABS1WhiteAcrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
ABS2TransparentAcrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
PC1WhitePolycarbonate (PC)
PC2TransparentPolycarbonate (PC)
PEWhitePolyethylene (PE)
PET1WhitePolyethylene terephthalate (PET)
PET2TransparentPolyethylene terephthalate (PET)
PPWhitePolypropylene (PP)
PS1WhitePolystyrene (PS)
PS2TransparentPolystyrene (PS)
PVC1WhitePolyvinyl chloride (PVC)
PVC2TransparentPolyvinyl chloride (PVC)