Recovery of polypropylene from spent lead-acid batteries

Conference · Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:197256

Stout, M E ^[1]

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1. M.A. Industries, Inc., Peachtree City, GA (United States)

The recovery of the constituent components of spent lead-acid batteries was pioneered in the early 1970`s by M.A. Industries, Inc. M.A.`s main reason for research and development in this area was to recover the polypropylene casings for use as feed stock in their injection molding plants. At that time spent and reject casings were either disposed of or being fed with the lead bearing materials into the smelting process. M.A. has since developed, built and operated a plant for the conversion of scrap casing into reusable copolymer resins. The system is composed of washing, sizing, extrusion and pelletizing the polymer into a form which is ready to be injection molded into new products.

• OSTI ID: 197256
• Report Number(s): CONF-951105-; ISBN 0-87339-318-X; TRN: IM9612%%30
• Resource Relation: Conference: 3. international symposium on reycling of metals and engineered materials, Point Clear, AL (United States), 12-16 Nov 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Third international symposium: Recycling of metals and engineered materials; Queneau, P.B. [ed.] [Hazen Research, Inc., Golden, CO (United States)]; Peterson, R.D. [ed.] [Reynolds Metals Co., Muscle Shoals, AL (United States)]; PB: 1048 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
POLYPROPYLENE
MATERIALS RECOVERY
GEORGIA
RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES
WASTE PROCESSING
DATA