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NIR news
Volume 19 Issue 6, Pages 13–16 (2008)
doi: 10.1255/nirn.1092
NIR spectroscopy success in the carpet recycling industry
Frederick G. Haibach
Polychromix Inc., 30 Upton Dr., Wilmington, MA 01887, USA. E-mail: fhaibach@polychromix.com
In the US a large amount of carpet is disposed of annualy, half of which by weight is pile. Carpet pile is recognised as a relatively pure source of recyclable resins and NIR has long been recommended as a method for identifying resins and this article discusses its success in the recycling industry.
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