In this work, the properties of blown film made from post consumer recycled material were studied. Post-consumer recycled LLDPE film was blended with a virgin LLDPE resin at several levels in a twin-screw ex truder, and the melt index, storage modulus, and loss modulus of these blends were measured. Using these blends, blown film experiments were performed according to a factorial design, and the films produced were tested for dart drop impact strength, cross and machine direction tear strength, and gauge unifor mity.
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