Automatic identification and classification of compostable and biodegradable plastics using hyperspectral imaging
In the UK waste management systems biodegradable and compostable packaging are not automatically detected and separated. As a result, their fate is generally landfill or incineration, neither of which is an environmentally good outcome. Thus, effective sorting technologies for compostable plastics a...
Main Authors: | Nutcha Taneepanichskul, Helen C. Hailes, Mark Miodownik |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Sustainability |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsus.2023.1125954/full |
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