Introduction of Styrofoam board and effective recycling solution

LOS ANGELES - Aug. 6, 2020 - PRLog -- Introduction of Styrofoam board and effective recycling solution

Introduction to Styrofoam board

Styrofoam board is a white object made of expandable polystyrene beads containing volatile liquid foaming agent, which is pre-heated and heated in a mold. The closed-cell structure is mainly used for building walls, roof insulation, composite board insulation, cold storage, air-conditioning, vehicles, ships, floor heating, decoration and carving, etc. for a wide range of uses.

2. Advantages of Styrofoam board

1. Lightweight. According to the standard of China, EPS board with bulk density of 18~22kg/m3 is adopted, while only 15kg/m3 IS adopted in Europe;

2. Low thermal conductivity. Due to its air-filled pore structure, it prevents the air from spreading and makes its thermal conductivity below 0.039;

3. Since 98% of the space in the board is filled with air, it has enough capacity to buffer the external impact by changing and restoring the shape, and has good impact resistance;

4. Low water absorption. Studies have proved that humidity will affect the thermal and mechanical properties of the material, and the low water absorption of the material helps to maintain these properties;

5. Can be recycled. The degree of recycling is the highest among plastics; 6. Freon is not applicable in the production process;

7. The energy consumption of the whole life cycle is the lowest among plastic products.

Styrofoam board recycling program

The recycling of Styrofoam boards requires specialized equipment. Lightweight foam boards usually need to be granulated to produce PS pellets after reducing the volume for the production of new foam products. The Styrofoam densifier provided by GREENMAX can achieve a compression ratio of 90:1, and the compressed foam blocks have high density and good quality, which is accepted by most recyclers and manufacturers.

GREENMAX offers different types of Styrofoam recycling machines for waste foam board, please pay attention to: https://www.greenmax-machine.com/