Low-Cost Open-Source Melt Flow Index System for Distributed Recycling and Additive Manufacturing
Dawei Liu, Aditi Basdeo, Catalina Suescun Gonzalez, Alessia Romani, Hakim Boudaoud, Cécile Nouvel, Fabio A. Cruz Sanchez, Joshua M. Pearce · 2024
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Description
Recycling plastic into printer filament only works if the melt flows right, and the lab gauge for that flow is pricey. Dawei Liu and co-authors design in 2024 a low-cost, open-source melt flow index system for community recycling workshops. They built it, then validated it on virgin plastic pellets, shredded recycled bottle-grade flakes, and mixed plastic blends.
The tool handled the range of materials a distributed recycling shop actually meets. Shared freely, it gives small recyclers a cheap way to check whether a waste stream can print well, weeding out bad batches before they clog nozzles and waste time.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Dawei Liu, Aditi Basdeo, Catalina Suescun Gonzalez, Alessia Romani, Hakim Boudaoud, Cécile Nouvel, Fabio A. Cruz Sanchez, Joshua M. Pearce |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 67 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |