Investigation of fluorescence spectra disturbances influencing the classification performance of fluorescently labeled plastic flakes

Petr Fomin; Siegfried Brunner; Christian Kargel

doi:10.1117/12.2020972

24 May 2013 Investigation of fluorescence spectra disturbances influencing the classification performance of fluorescently labeled plastic flakes

Petr Fomin, Siegfried Brunner, Christian Kargel

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Proceedings Volume 8791, Videometrics, Range Imaging, and Applications XII; and Automated Visual Inspection; 87911J (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2020972
Event: SPIE Optical Metrology 2013, 2013, Munich, Germany

Abstract

The recycling of plastic products becomes increasingly attractive not only from an environmental point of view, but also economically. For recycled (engineering) plastic products with the highest possible quality, plastic sorting technologies must provide clean and virtually mono-fractional compositions from a mixture of many different types of (shredded) plastics. In order to put this high quality sorting into practice, the labeling of virgin plastics with specific fluorescent markers at very low concentrations (ppm level or less) during their manufacturing process is proposed. The emitted fluorescence spectra represent optical fingerprints" - each being unique for a particular plastic - which we use for plastic identification and classification purposes. In this study we quantify the classification performance using our prototype measurement system and 15 different plastic types when various influence factors most relevant in practice cause disturbances of the fluorescence spectra emitted from the labeled plastics. The results of these investigations help optimize the development and incorporation of appropriate fluorescent markers as well as the classification algorithms and overall measurement system in order to achieve the lowest possible classification error rates.

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Petr Fomin, Siegfried Brunner, and Christian Kargel "Investigation of fluorescence spectra disturbances influencing the classification performance of fluorescently labeled plastic flakes", Proc. SPIE 8791, Videometrics, Range Imaging, and Applications XII; and Automated Visual Inspection, 87911J (24 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2020972

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