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New unprinting method can help recycle paper and curb environmental costs

Bioengineer by Bioengineer
June 26, 2019
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Rutgers-led study shows the benefits of removing toner with pulses of intense xenon light

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Credit: Rajiv Malhotra/Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Imagine if your printer had an “unprint” button that used pulses of light to remove toner – and thereby quintupled the lifespan of recycled paper.

A Rutgers-led team has created a new way to unprint paper that, unlike laser-based methods, can work with the standard, coated paper used in home and office printers. The new method uses pulses of light from a xenon lamp, and can erase black, blue, red and green toners without damaging the paper, according to a study in the Journal of Cleaner Production.

“Our method makes it possible to unprint and then reprint on the same paper at least five times, which is typically as many times paper can be reused with conventional recycling. By eliminating the steps involved in conventional recycling, our unprinting method could reduce energy costs, pollution and greenhouse gas emissions,” said study coauthor Rajiv Malhotra, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the School of Engineering at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

Conventional recycling of coated paper is a major contributor to climate change emissions, chemical pollution and energy use, according to the study. Extending the life of paper while avoiding these recycling steps would yield significant environmental benefits.

The engineers’ next steps are to further refine the method by testing additional toner colors on a wider range of paper types. Unprinting can be done with simple equipment and a wipe with a very small amount of benign alcohol, and the engineers are working to integrate unprinting with typical office and home printers.

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The study’s lead author is Michael Dexter, a former Rutgers engineering doctoral student. Former undergraduate engineering student Keri Rickman contributed to the study, along with researchers at Oregon State University.

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https://news.rutgers.edu/new-unprinting-method-can-help-recycle-paper-and-curb-environmental-costs/20190625#.XRIurrxKi70

Related Journal Article

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.387

Tags: Climate ChangeEcology/EnvironmentEnvironmental HealthMaterialsMechanical EngineeringPollution/RemediationPublic HealthResearch/DevelopmentTechnology/Engineering/Computer Science
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