Polymer Recycling

Polymer Recycling

Gain an in-depth understanding of polymer processing and functional properties of recycled polymers with Waters portfolio of polymer recycling analysis solutions. Our efficient and cost-effective analytical configurations deliver invaluable information useful for the development of more environmentally sound and sustainable solutions.

Gain an in-depth understanding of polymer processing and functional properties of recycled polymers with Waters portfolio of polymer recycling analysis solutions. Our efficient and cost-effective analytical configurations deliver invaluable information useful for the development of more environmentally sound and sustainable solutions.
Plastic polymer granules
Plastic polymer granules

Overview

Identifying ways to integrate more recycled materials into products is a common sustainability goal across various industries. To successfully incorporate recycled plastics, polymer manufacturers must understand the raw material and product chemical composition as well as the final material performance.

Ensure the consistent manufacturing of quality products with Waters portfolio of polymer recycling analysis solutions that offers unparalleled capabilities to not only better characterize polymer samples, but to improve operational efficiency and asset utilization. Waters offers several techniques to promote sustainable polymer analysis ranging from thermal analyzers (TA) to advanced performance chromatography (APC) and mass spectrometry (MS). With Waters, you can advance your understanding of the synthesis, composition, chemical structure and functional properties of polymers and ensure the safety and quality of the products.

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Applications

Effectively perform complex raw material analysis for recycled polymers to accelerate product innovations with Waters polymer recycling analysis solutions.

Effectively perform complex raw material analysis for recycled polymers to accelerate product innovations with Waters polymer recycling analysis solutions.

Application Notes

Application Notes

Case Study: A Consolidated Approach for Analytical Testing of Recycled Industrial Plastics

Understanding the raw materials and final product chemical composition and performance is crucial when incorporating recycled plastic into products. Learn from this case study how Waters extends a combined analytical approach to test the structure and properties of recycled plastics being used, to optimize the materials, and to ensure the manufacturing of successful and safe products.

Understanding the raw materials and final product chemical composition and performance is crucial when incorporating recycled plastic into products. Learn from this case study how Waters extends a combined analytical approach to test the structure and properties of recycled plastics being used, to optimize the materials, and to ensure the manufacturing of successful and safe products.
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Pattern of light blue and dark blue polymers

Solutions

With Waters systems, streamline analysis and accelerate sample throughput tailored to your polymer analysis solutions.

With Waters systems, streamline analysis and accelerate sample throughput tailored to your polymer analysis solutions.

The highest performance for polymers and oligomers

The highest performance for polymers and oligomers
ACQUITY Advanced Polymer Chromatography (APC) System

Perform polymer and oligomer analysis faster with the ACQUITY Advanced Polymer Chromatography System, a breakthrough technology for the highest resolution size-based chromatographic separations of polymers.

  • Polymer Recycling

Reversed-phase simplicity, normal-phase power

Reversed-phase simplicity, normal-phase power
ACQUITY UPC2 System

Address routine and advanced separation challenges ensuring unparalleled reliability, robustness, and sensitivity while enhancing sample throughput with the cutting-edge capabilities of the ACQUITY UPC2 System.

  • Polymer Recycling

Comprehensive quantitation and confident sample characterization

Comprehensive quantitation and confident sample characterization
Xevo G3 QTof

Maximize sample information from detailed characterization to accurate quantitation with the Xevo G3 QTof, which enables complete confidence in your results.

  • Polymer Recycling

Absolute power to quantitate your most challenging compounds

Absolute power to quantitate your most challenging compounds
Xevo TQ Absolute

Enable your lab to achieve and maintain high performance and productivity with an incredibly compact, more sustainable tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer, the Waters Xevo TQ Absolute.

  • Polymer Recycling

Rapid, direct analysis of volatile and semi-volatile, solid and liquid samples

Rapid, direct analysis of volatile and semi-volatile, solid and liquid samples
Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe (ASAP)

The Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe is a useful tool for the rapid direct analysis of volatile and semi-volatile solid and liquid samples using atmospheric pressure ionization.

  • Polymer Recycling

Discover the DSC that delivers

Discover the DSC that delivers
Discovery X3 Differential Scanning Calorimeter

Reach your goals faster and make critical decisions with confidence with the Discovery X3 DSC Calorimeter, featuring a multi-sample cell that delivers high quality heat flow data for up to three samples simultaneously.

  • Polymer Recycling

Separate beyond question with the power of mass detection

Separate beyond question with the power of mass detection
ACQUITY QDa II Mass Detector

Minimize the risk of unexpected components or co-elutions and confirm trade sample constituents with confidence in a single workflow with the compact, stackable, and energy-efficient single quadrupole ACQUITY QDa II Mass Detector.

  • Polymer Recycling

Waters software streamlines data acquisition, processing, and reporting of analytical results.

Waters software streamlines data acquisition, processing, and reporting of analytical results.

Simplify data acquisition, processing, and reporting

Simplify data acquisition, processing, and reporting
Empower Chromatography Data System (CDS)

Equip your lab with Empower Chromatography Data System (CDS) and gain advanced laboratory data management, including acquisition, processing, and reporting for liquid and gas chromatography instruments.

  • Polymer Recycling

Delivering connected science to your lab evolution

Delivering connected science to your lab evolution
waters_connect Software Solutions

Create a scalable ecosystem and solve your most complex workflows with waters_connect informatics platform across a range of instruments and applications, ideal for improving efficiency and reproducibility while reducing manual errors.

  • Polymer Recycling

Simplify interaction with mass spectrometry

Simplify interaction with mass spectrometry
MassLynx Mass Spectrometry Software

More effectively leverage your MS system and harness real-time intelligence, ensure MS system performance, and more quickly convert sample data into valuable knowledge with MassLynx MS Software – the ideal platform for acquiring, analyzing, managing, and sharing mass spectrometry information.

  • Polymer Recycling

Waters reliable and robust columns and consumables can be easily integrated into your polymer recycling analysis workflows.

Waters reliable and robust columns and consumables can be easily integrated into your polymer recycling analysis workflows.

Achieve superior speed and resolution for polymer characterization

Achieve superior speed and resolution for polymer characterization
ACQUITY APC Columns

Separate complex synthetic polymers & macromolecules with ACQUITY Advanced Polymer Chromatography (APC) Columns for superior performance and reliability.

  • Polymer Recycling

Frequent calibration for greater confidence in your results

Frequent calibration for greater confidence in your results
ACQUITY Advanced Polymer Chromatography Calibration Standards Kits

Reduce variance in polymer analysis with ACQUITY APC Calibration Standards, which are polystyrene calibration and chromatography standards for ACQUITY APC Systems.

  • Polymer Recycling

Achieve accurate results for a large variety of product samples using streamlined Waters services.

Achieve accurate results for a large variety of product samples using streamlined Waters services.

Your success is just a click away

Your success is just a click away
Waters Global Services

Optimize your laboratory’s productivity while addressing your budget realities with Waters Global Services. Maintain peak system performance, minimize down time, address scientific application challenges, and support stringent compliance requirements.

  • Polymer Recycling

Make science more accessible with Waters Capital

Make science more accessible with Waters Capital
Payment Solutions

Maximize your lab resources and minimize risk with payment options from Waters Capital, which includes innovative solutions to upgrade aging instruments, customized support, and flexible options to bundle your complete laboratory solution in one easy monthly payment – everything you need to advance your science.

  • Polymer Recycling

The data speaks for itself

The data speaks for itself
Base peak intensity (BPI) pyrograms from full scan data of 100% (top) and 0% (bottom) recycled pellets.
High and low energy spectra for m/z 338.3423 corresponding to the protonated ion of erucamide using MSE. Mass fragments assigned by Mass Fragment.
Empower chromatographic overlay of five polyamide samples with zero to 100% recycled material added to virgin material and z-plot inlay.
Comparison of fragmentation spectra of m/z 441.2956 in DNIP standard and in poor-quality rLDPE extracts using a ramped collision energy from 25–90 eV.

Webinars and Resources

  • Blog

Unraveling a Sustainable Future for Polymer Analysis

Unraveling a Sustainable Future for Polymer Analysis
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  • Brochure

ACQUITY Advanced Polymer Chromatography System

ACQUITY Advanced Polymer Chromatography System
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  • Brochure

Mass Spectrometry Solutions for Polymer Research and Development

Mass Spectrometry Solutions for Polymer Research and Development
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  • Application Notebook

Polymer Analysis Application Notebook

Polymer Analysis Application Notebook
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  • White Paper

Evaluating Safety and Performance of Recycled Plastics

Evaluating Safety and Performance of Recycled Plastics
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Learn more about Polymer Recycling Solutions.

Learn more about Polymer Recycling Solutions.
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