Conversion of PP-type plastic caps to plastic rope and the instruments involved: A case report

Abstract

Waste plastic caps (PCs) are resources. The objectives were to know the production of plastic ropes (PRs) from PCs, and to know the name and functions of the instruments involved in PRs production. Plastic Recycling Machine consisting of shredder, washing machine, mixing machine, pellet forming machine, granular, extruder, and rolling machine are involved in rope formation. Shredders crush PCs to flakes. Clean flakes are pushed into the mixer machine, then to pellet forming machine. Granular machine makes the pellet to granule. Granules were put into the extruder machine to make mold and sent to the rolling machine for making rope.

Keywords

• Alternative resources
• Engineering approach
• Extruder
• Polypropylene pollution
• Plastic recycling system
• Shredder