Waste Pharmaceutical Blister Packages as a Source of Secondary Aluminum

Sugam Shukla; Petteri Halli; Muhammad Kamran Khalid; Mari Lundström

doi:10.1007/s11837-021-05038-6

Waste Pharmaceutical Blister Packages as a Source of Secondary Aluminum

Sugam Shukla, Petteri Halli, Muhammad Kamran Khalid, Mari Lundström^*

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Waste pharmaceutical blister packages (WPBs) are a source of solid waste, which are composed of plastics and aluminum, therefore acting as a potential source for secondary aluminum. The structure of WPBs makes the recycling of aluminum notably more complex than typical aluminum recycling. Currently, WBPs are disposed of as municipal solid waste; thus, aluminum is lost from the circulation during incineration. In this work, three types of WPBs were studied, each with two plastic layers and a metallic layer. Delamination of WPBs to separate aluminum and plastic(s) was investigated by using a solution of organic solvents. The effects of temperature (30–50°C), acetone to isopropanol ratio (0–100 vol.%) and different types of WPBs on delamination behavior were investigated. The results suggest that aluminum separation and recovery from WPBs is 100% at optimum conditions. Moreover, an overall indicative flowsheet for recycling and post-processing of segregated aluminum from the plastic is also suggested.

Alkuperäiskieli	Englanti
Sivut	612-621
Sivumäärä	10
Julkaisu	JOM
Vuosikerta	74
Numero	2
Varhainen verkossa julkaisun päivämäärä	12 tammik. 2022
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-021-05038-6
Tila	Julkaistu - helmik. 2022
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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Waste Pharmaceutical Blister Packages as a Source of Secondary Aluminum

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