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Literature Review
Tensile and Impact Properties of Mechanically Recycled
Polypropylene: A Structured Literature Review
Propiedades de Tracción e Impacto del Polipropileno Reciclado Mecánicamente: una Revisión
Roger Alejandro Del Barco Valdivia
1rdelbarcov@univalle.edu
2eka5489@psu.edu
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Valdivia, R.A., Aigaje
and Impact Properties of
Literature Review. Revista
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ABSTRACT
Keywords:
RESUMEN
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Palabras clave: Polipropileno reciclado. Reciclaje mecánico. Resistencia a la
tracción. Resistencia al impacto. Propiedades mecánicas.
1. INTRODUCTION
models.
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Figure 1.. Source: Reprinted
from “Plastic Recycling: Challenges and opportunities”, by et al.,
. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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industrial use.
2. METHODOLOGY
proceedings.
resistance.
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3. BODY
3.1 State of the Art
counterpart.
et al
et al
in certain contexts.
et al
et al.,
et al
reduce impact resistance.
et
al.
et al.
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Table 1
selected studies.
Article Material Type
Tensile
Strength
(MPa)
Impact Resistance * Key Observations
et al.,
weaker. Talc improves tensile
resistance.
24
22
21
21
2
and impact properties.
12
resistance.
11
Ananditto,
28
blend retained good tensile
25
29
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consumer stream.
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19
*Note: Values are reported as provided by the original authors. Most studies
express impact resistance as energy absorbed per unit area (kJ/m²) or per
unit volume (J/m³). However, at least one study reports the total absorbed
energy in absolute units (J), without normalizing by specimen dimensions
Source: Self-elaboration.
3.2 Main Methodological Approaches
Tensile test
Impact resistance test
et al.et al
Matei et al.
In some cases, exural testet al
testing protocols.
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Dierential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) to measure melting temperature
et al
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
et al.et al
Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
et al
et al
Melt Flow Index (MFI)
et al
X-Ray Diraction (XRD)
et al
3.3 Critical Analysis
et al
et al
et al
et al
et al
et al.,
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et al
et al.
3.4 Future Perspectives
et alet al
et al
et al. et al.
et al.
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range of applications.
4. CONCLUSION
data.
5. REFERENCES
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Post-Industrial Recycled
Polypropylene for Automotive Application: Mechanical Properties After Thermal
Ageing.
Journal of Materials Science, 36
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Global Journal of Researches in Engineering
International Journal of Materials
Engineering, 7
Polímeros, 30,
Materials Science Forum, 1015
plastics ever made. Science Advances, 3
properties. International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing
(IJIDeM), 11
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