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5746548 
Journal Article 
Recycling study of end of life products made of ABS resin 
Mantaux, O; Lorriot, T; Chibalon, L; Aurrekoetxea, J; Puerto, A; Arostegi, A; Urrutibeascoa, I 
2004 
Yes 
Journal of Materials Science & Technology
ISSN: 1005-0302 
20 
Supplement 1 
125-128 
English 
WOS:000227214500035 
Former studies about ABS recycling show a very slight decrease of performances after several cycles of accelerated ageing and reprocessing, which proves the benefit of ABS as a recyclable material. Nevertheless, few studies consider ABS properties after real service ageing. The study proposed here is focused on properties of ABS after service and reprocessing. This work evaluates mechanical, thermal and chemical properties of ABS products that have been heated and cooled many times after two types of recycling processes: a recycling process involving grinding and extrusion is compared to a chemical recycling process with the use of a solvent. This study shows that it is possible to optimize treatment and reprocessing conditions in order to produce a recycled ABS corresponding to performance specifications of ABS users. 
ABS resin; recycling; mechanical performance; strong ageing