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Plastic Waste Management

Assignment- Week 6
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ
Number of questions: 15 Total mark: 15 X 1 = 15
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QUESTION 1:
Which sorting process of plastics waste uses centrifugal force for separation?
a. Density sorting
b. Heavy medium separation
c. Hydro cyclones
d. Triboelectric separation
Correct Answer: c

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QUESTION 2:
Which is the correct sequence in mechanical recycling?
a. Chopping & washing - separation by floating - drying -inspection
b. Inspection - chopping & washing - separation by floating – drying
c. Inspection – drying - chopping & washing - separation by floating
d. Separation by floating – drying - inspection - chopping & washing
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Correct Answer: b

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QUESTION 3:
What is a disadvantage of mechanical recycling?
a. The toxic components and pathogens are degraded by the use of high temperatures.

b. There is also a reduction in water volume due to the high operating temperature.

c. The process of recycling plastic can produce VOCs and carbon emissions into the
atmosphere.

d. By using the produced gases as fuel one is able to limit the supply of external fuel.

Correct Answer: c

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QUESTION 4:
During which process (es) does the plastic undergo molecular and structural level changes to
produce products with unique properties than the raw materials?

a. Incineration
b. Feedstock Recycling
c. Mechanical Recycling
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: b

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QUESTION 5:
The basic process of laying a plastic road follows which of these sequences

a) Segregation > Shredding> Cleaning

b) Cleaning> Shredding> Segregation

c) Segregation > Cleaning> Shredding

d) Shredding >Segregation > Cleaning

Correct Answer: c

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QUESTION 6:
The thermal degradation of plastic waste with continuous supply of oxygen is called as?

a. Incineration

b. Pyrolysis

c. Gasification

d. Mechanical Recycling

Correct Answer: a

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QUESTION 7:
Burning of which plastic will produce toxic hydrogen chloride gas?
a. LDPE
b. PVC
c. HDPE
d. PET

Correct Answer: b

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QUESTION 8:
What is/are the benefit(s) of using plastic for making roads?
a. The components of the road, once it has been laid, are not inert.
b. During the road laying process- in the presence of chlorine will release noxious HCL gas.
c. Reduction in pores in aggregate and hence less rutting and raveling.
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: c

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QUESTION 9:
Which type of plastic waste is not used in road construction?
a. PVC Sheet and Flux Sheet
b. Films (Carrybags, Cups) upto 60micron Thickness (PE, PP, PS)
c. Hard Foams(PS)
d. Soft Foams (PE &PP)
Correct Answer: a

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QUESTION 10:
Which of the following is not a feed point for the plastic waste materials into the cement
production process in a cement kiln?

a. The main burner at the rotary kiln outlet end

b. The rotary kiln inlet end

c. The pre-calciner

d. Clinker

Correct Answer: d

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QUESTION 11:
The cost of road construction also increases by using plastic.
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: b

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QUESTION 12:
Landfilling of plastic waste is considered as a humble last disposal option and it is the cheapest
and easiest management option.
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: a

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QUESTION 13:
Volume of the waste is reduced by incineration process
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: a

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QUESTION 14:
Pyrolysis is endothermic irreversible thermochemical degradation and decomposition of complex
long chain organic polymer molecules into units of simple short chain compounds at
temperatures greater than 300°C in the absence of atmospheric oxygen, with or without the
application of pressure. Pyrolysis of plastic waste involves breaking down of the plastics into
products of all the three phases solid, liquid and gas.
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: a

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QUESTION 15
An air purification installation is not necessary to treat flue gases from waste pyrolysis unit.
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: b

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