N.V. Ozerova, N.A. Tereshin
ON THE UTILIZATION OF DISPOSABLE MEDICAL MASKS
Annotation. The problem of waste management of disposable polypropylene masks and their impact on the environment has been considered. Modern methods of handling mask waste on the territory of the Russian Federation and other countries have been analyzed. To solve the problem it is proposed to use the technology for obtaining plastic. The technology itself is the use of injection molding machine (IMM) for manufacturing any plastic products - crushed raw materials from masks are mixed with binder (epoxy resin) and heated in the IMM, after which there is injection into a mold, and the output is a product corresponding to the mold. The proposed solution to the problem of disposable mask utilization is substantiated by ecological and economic calculations.
Keywords: disposable polypropylene masks, personal protective equipment, waste disposal, solid municipal waste, environment.
For citation: Ozerova N.V., Tereshin N.A. [Оn the utilization of disposable medical masks] Upravlenie tekhnosferoi, 2024, vol. 7, issue 1. (In Russ.) Available at: https://technosphere-ing.ru/ рр. 1–8. DOI: 10.34828/UdSU.2024.90.72.001.
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About the Authors
Natalia Viktorovna Ozerova
Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "National Research University "MEI", 111250, Krasnokazarmennaya str., 14, building 1. Moscow, Russia.
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Nikita Alekseevich Tereshin
Graduate student, Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "National Research University "MEI", 111250, Krasnokazarmennaya str., 14, building 1. Moscow, Russia.
E-mail: TereshinNA@mpei.r
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