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PARALOID Additives to upcycle polyvinyl butyral recovered from recycled car windshield.

By: Dow Plastics Additives
Silver

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Award Category: Materials Science

Award Sub-Category: Resource Recovery & Environmental Conservation

Adhesive in nature, PVB tends to adhere to many surfaces making it difficult to recycle. Modification with PARALOID™ Additives both prevents the PVB recovered from car windshields from sticking AND enhances the PVB’s poor rigidity and indentation properties to support its upcycling in applications including vinyl flooring and carpet backing.

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