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Plastic Packaging Recycling using Intelligent Separation Technologies for Materials (Prism)

Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Duration: September 2015 - August 2017

People

Name Telephone Email Office
Professor Karnik Tarverdi Professor Karnik Tarverdi
Honorary Professor
T: +44 (0)1895 266124
E: karnik.tarverdi@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266124 karnik.tarverdi@brunel.ac.uk Wolfson Centre 042
Dr George Fern Dr George Fern
Academic Director of ETC / Reader
T: +44 (0)1895 265628
E: george.fern@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265628 george.fern@brunel.ac.uk Bragg Building 017
Professor Jack Silver Professor Jack Silver
Honorary Professor CEDPS Design
(Principal investigator)
T: +44 (0)1895 266116
E: jack.silver@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 266116 jack.silver@brunel.ac.uk Wolfson Centre 052

Outputs

den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG., Yang, F. and Silver, J. (2020) 'Photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence of BaAl2O4:Eu2+ and undoped BaAl2O4: evidence for F-centres'. Optical Materials Express, 10 (8). pp. 1962 - 1980. ISSN: 2159-3930 Open Access Link

Journal article

Tarverdi, K., Allan, P., Marsh, P. and Silver, J. (2020) 'The use of recycled and waste materials in selected automotive applications'.ANTEC 2018: Proceedings of the Technical Conference & Exhibition. Orlando, FL, USA. 1 - 10 May. SPE ANTEC 2018: Conference Proceedings. pp. 1 - 5.Open Access Link

Conference paper

Volhard, M., den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG. and Silver, J. (2019) 'Crystal structure, photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence of Ba1-xCaxAl2O4 doped with Eu2+'. Optical Materials Express, 9 (10). pp. 3895 - 3910. ISSN: 2159-3930 Open Access Link

Journal article

Silver, J., Ireland, TG., Fern, GR., Harris, PG., Li, R., Tarverdi, K., et al. (2019) 'Underpinning the United Kingdoms' "zero Plastic Waste Policy"; the use of phosphors in labelling and tagging as AIDS to plastics packaging recycling using intelligent separation technologies'.The 25th International Display Workshops (IDW '18). Nagoya, Japan. 1 - 14 December. Proceedings of the International Display Workshops. pp. 1314 - 1317. ISSN: 1883-2490

Conference paper

Tarverdi, K., Fern, GR., Marsh, P., Ireland, T., Qi, K. and Silver, J. (2019) 'Using twin screw extrusion technology for the Inclusion of Phosphors with Polymers to accelerate plant growth under cover'. Wiley. pp. 403 - 404. ISSN: 0097-966X

Conference paper

den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG., Hudry, D., Abeykoon, AMM., Nykypanchuk, D., et al. (2018) 'Ultrathin Y2O3:Eu3+nanodiscs: Spectroscopic investigations and evidence for reduced concentration quenching'. Nanotechnology, 29 (45). pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 0957-4484 Open Access Link

Journal article

Broxtermann, M., den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Harris, P., Ireland, TG., Justel, T. and et al. (2018) 'Cathodoluminescence and Photoluminescence of YPO4:Pr3+, Y2SiO5:Pr3+, YBO3:Pr3+, and YPO4:Bi3+'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 6 (4). pp. R47 - R52. ISSN: 2162-8769 Open Access Link

Journal article

den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG. and Silver, J. (2018) 'Cathodoluminescence of Y2O3:Ln3+ (Ln ΒΌ Tb, Er and Tm) and Y2O3:Bi3+ nanocrystalline particles at 200 keV'. RSC Advances, 8 (1). pp. 396 - 405.Open Access Link

Journal article

den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG. and Silver, J. (2017) 'Reassignment of electronic transitions in the laser-activated spectrum of nanocrystalline Y2O3:Er3+'. Journal of Luminescence, 196 (1). pp. 337 - 346. ISSN: 0022-2313 Open Access Link

Journal article

Silver, J., Harris, P. and Fern, G. (Accepted) 'Method for identifying plastics for recycling'.

Patent

Silver, J., Marsh, PJ., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG. and Salimian, A. (2017) 'ZnCdS:Cu,Al,Cl: A Near Infra-Red Emissive Family of Phosphors for Marking, Coding, and Identification'. JES Journal Solid State Science and Technology, 7 (1). pp. R3057 - R3063. ISSN: 2162-8769 Open Access Link

Journal article

Pasberg, N., den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Harris, PG., Ireland, TG. and Silver, J. (2017) 'Structure and luminescence analyses of simultaneously synthesised (Lu1-xGdx)2O2S:Tb(3+) and (Lu1-xGdx)2O3:Tb(3+)'. Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 46 (24). pp. 7693 - 7707. ISSN: 1477-9226 Open Access Link

Journal article

den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Harris, PG., Ireland, TG. and Silver, J. (2017) 'New Developments in Cathodoluminescence Spectroscopy for the Study of Luminescent Materials'. Materials, 10 (3). pp. 1 - 16. ISSN: 1996-1944 Open Access Link

Journal article

Silver, J., Fern, GR., Harris, PG., Marsh, P. and Tarverdi, K. (2017) 'Plastic packaging recycling using intelligent separation technologies for materials (PRISM): The use of long-persistence phosphors'. Proceedings of the International Display Workshops. pp. 1295 - 1298. ISSN: 1883-2490

Conference paper

Silver, J., Harris, P., Fern, G., Kosier, E., Kay, M. and Mitchell, J. (2016) 'Plastic Packaging Recycling Using Intelligent Separation Technologies for Materials'.International Displays Workshop. Fukuoka, Japan. 7 - 9 December. Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings. pp. 500 - 506.Open Access Link

Conference paper

Silver, J., Marsh, P. and Fern, G. (2015) 'Studies on the Infrared Emitting ZnCdS: Cu, In, Cl Phosphors-Phosphors for Marking, Coding, and Identification'.International Displays Workshop. Otsu, Japan. 10 - 11 December. Proceedings of the International Display Workshops. pp. 855 - 858. ISSN: 1883-2490 Open Access Link

Conference paper

Lipman, A., Fathullah, M., Stone, R., Fern, G., Ireland, T., Frampton, C. and et al. (2015) 'The Synthesis, Characterisation and Potential of Eu 3+ Doped Molybdate Phosphors for White Light Emitting Diodes'.International Displays Workshop. Otsu, Japan. 9 - 11 December. Proceedings of the International Display Workshops. pp. 268 - 271. ISSN: 2189-8391 Open Access Link

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