Research projects
- Developing a relationship between Melt Flow Index (MFI) and Molecular weight (Mw) of PP and PE blends both recycled and virgin (for benchmark)
- Using recycled PP and glass fiber for underground water meter vault application
- Using recycled HDPE and used casting sand for low cost and light weight landscaping blocks
- Using recycled PP and glass fiber for storm water drain cover applications
- Processing of PET and natural fiber composites
- Pressing of grocery bags and natural fiber composites
- Processing of post-consumer and postindustrial nylon 6 and glass fiber composites
- Development of composite materials with enhanced mechanical properties from waste plastics and chemically treated hemp fibers
- Chemical recycling and upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from waste drinking bottles
- Development of novel fully-recyclable polymer materials
- Spectrometric analysis of contaminations and additives in recycled plastics with quantitative chemometrics models
- Nanostructure and nanomechanical property analysis with atomic force microscope
- Monitoring volatile compounds and odors of recycled plastics
- Crystallization kinetics of polymers and composites
- Production of fibers/filaments from HDPE grocery bags
- Mechanical recycling of single-use grocery bags into high-performance materials
- CaCO3 mineral-based thermoplastic composites
- Decolorization of post-consumer medical PPE
- Generating virgin-like polymers from post-consumer plastics
- Bio-derived additives for improving the performance of recycled polymers
- Chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into monomers by glycolysis using the polymerization catalyst
- Microwave-assisted glycolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) to monomers and oligomers
- Development of magnetic ionic liquid catalysts for chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
- Recycling and reuse of surgical face masks as a pandemic waste
- Simultaneous depolymerization and polymerization of post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in a high-pressure reactor