Hazardous compounds emitted during the plastic melting process were analyzed to indicate potentialair pollution issues associated with recycle plants for waste plastics. These hazardous compoundsmight be not only from polymer degradation but also from additives and print ink. To confirm what areemitted from them, melting experiments were conducted (150, 200 and 250C, in air or N2) and volatileorganic compounds (VOCs) emitted from samples were trapped by Tenax/Carboxen adsorption tubesand analyzed by TD-GC/MS.
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