Development of a low-cost prototype of an extruder for plastic waste

Daniel Meino Soedira, Damai Kasih Lintanghati, Raldi Artono Koestoer, Radon Dhelika

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Abstract

Plastic waste is one of the biggest environmental problems worldwide, including in Indonesia. A communitybased initiative such as the waste bank is seen by many as a potential player contributing toward the alleviation of the problem. However, their sustainability in operation is very dependent on the plastic selling price which constantly fluctuates. The conversion of plastic waste, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into a higher value product by the use of a shredder and an extruder can help this matter. An extruder is a machine which can produce plastic filaments by applying a heat to the inputted shredded plastic wastes. In this work, a simple, low-cost extruder designed to be suitable to the condition of the developing nations is developed. A simple control system is applied to the system for a better temperature output. The produced filament is evaluated for consistency of density and diameter under varied temperature. The optimum temperature found is 200°C and the produced filament is observed to be within a reasonable degree of consistency in terms of diameter with an error in the range of 20%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRecent Progress on
Subtitle of host publicationMechanical, Infrastructure and Industrial Engineering - Proceedings of the International Symposium on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, ISAME 2019: Quality in Research 2019
Editors Nahry, Dwinanti Rika Marthanty
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735419865
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 May 2020
Event16th International Conference on Quality in Research, QiR 2019 - 2019 International Symposium on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, ISAME 2019 - Padang, Indonesia
Duration: 22 Jul 201924 Jul 2019

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume2227
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference16th International Conference on Quality in Research, QiR 2019 - 2019 International Symposium on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, ISAME 2019
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityPadang
Period22/07/1924/07/19

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