Effect of the Addition of PLA on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Reprocessed HDPE
Anayansi Estrada-Monje,
Miroslava Alejandra Silva-Goujon,
Isis Rodríguez-Sánchez,
Alain Salvador Conejo-Dávila,
Claudia Ivone Piñón-Balderrama,
Anayansi Zaragoza-Estrada,
Leonardo Aurelio Baldenegro-Pérez,
Erasto Armando Zaragoza-Contreras
Affiliations
Anayansi Estrada-Monje
Centro de Innovación Aplicada en Tecnologías Competitivas, Omega No. 201, Industrial Delta, León 37545, Guanajuato, Mexico
Miroslava Alejandra Silva-Goujon
Centro de Innovación Aplicada en Tecnologías Competitivas, Omega No. 201, Industrial Delta, León 37545, Guanajuato, Mexico
Isis Rodríguez-Sánchez
Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Guanajuato, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Mineral de Valenciana No. 200, Col. Fraccionamiento Industrial Puerto Interior, Silao de la Victoria 36275, Guanajuato, Mexico
Alain Salvador Conejo-Dávila
Centro de Innovación Aplicada en Tecnologías Competitivas, Omega No. 201, Industrial Delta, León 37545, Guanajuato, Mexico
Claudia Ivone Piñón-Balderrama
Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C. Miguel de Cervantes No. 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31136, Chihuahua, Mexico
Anayansi Zaragoza-Estrada
Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C. Miguel de Cervantes No. 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31136, Chihuahua, Mexico
Leonardo Aurelio Baldenegro-Pérez
Centro de Ingeniería y Desarrollo Industrial, Av. Playa Pie de la Cuesta No. 702, Desarrollo San Pablo, Santiago de Querétaro 76125, Querétaro, Mexico
Erasto Armando Zaragoza-Contreras
Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C. Miguel de Cervantes No. 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31136, Chihuahua, Mexico
Amid the current environmental crisis caused by plastic accumulation, one of the proposed solutions to manage this problem is using biodegradable polymers. However, the impact of adding biodegradable polymers to the well-established circular economy of recyclable polymers, such as HDPE, has not been fully considered. Therefore, there is a need to reconsider the way we consume, dispose of, and manage biodegradable polymers after use. This study evaluates the effect of varying the contents of a biodegradable polymer, taking poly(lactic acid) (PLA) as a model biodegradable polymer, on the thermal and mechanical properties of HDPE. The study highlights the importance of identifying and disposing of biodegradable polymers to avoid mixtures with HDPE, in order not to affect mechanical performance when considering reprocessing and a new life cycle of this conventional polymer.