THz-Enabled Recycling Design for Sustainable Plastic Containers (IMAGE)

Shibaura Institute of Technology

THz-Enabled Recycling Design for Sustainable Plastic Containers

Caption

A smart recycling design integrates terahertz identification with container geometry to improve post-consumer PET and PS sorting while maintaining usability and transport efficiency.

Credit

Mr. Juniya Yoshihara from SIT, Japan; and Dr. Kazuaki Okubo from Tohoku University, Japan | Source Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2026.112028

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