Table 2.
Overview of rPE and rPP sample materials including relevant information retrieved from their respective technical data sheets.
| Name | Polymer | MFR 1 (g/10 min) |
Density 2 (g/cm3) |
Ash Content 2 (wt.%) |
Mesh Size (µm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rPE-A | PE-HD | ≤3 | 0.950 | ≤1 | 180 |
| rPE-C | PE-HD | 1.1–2.0 | 0.94–0.99 | <5 | not stated |
| rPE-D | PE-HD | 1.0 | 0.95 | ≤0.5 | ≤100 |
| rPE-E1 | PE-HD | 0.7–1.0 | ≥0.945 | not stated | 80 |
| rPE-E2 | PE-HD | 0.2–0.5 | ≥0.945 | not stated | 80 |
| rPE-F | PE-HD | 1.5 | 0.95 | not stated | not stated |
| rPP-A | PP | ≥20 | 0.916 | ≤2 | 180 |
| rPP-C | PP | 10–15 | 0.85–0.95 | <5 | not stated |
| rPP-D | PP | 18 | 0.90 | ≤0.5 | ≤100 |
| rPP-F | PP | 13 | 0.92 | not stated | not stated |
1 Testing conditions are 190 °C/5.0 kg and 230 °C/2.16 kg for PE-HD and PP, respectively. 2 Number of positions behind the decimal point are reported as in the respective data sheets.