detect_plastic: detect_plastic function

In jaleisehall/rainbowtrout: What Rainbowtrout Package Does

Description

this function can be used to detect the type of plastic a given plastic should be characterized as based on the materials C, H, O, and Cl content. Various combinations of elemental content can result in a plastic type of PETE, PS, PP, PE, PVC, or other.

Usage

detect_plastic(C, H, O, Cl)

Arguments

C	- Carbon atoms present in the material
H	- Hydrogen atoms present in the material
O	- Oxygen atoms present in the material
Cl	- Chlorine atoms present in the material

Value

plastic type

Examples

detect_plastic(10,8,4,0) returns: [1] "PETE"

jaleisehall/rainbowtrout documentation built on March 22, 2021, 11:04 p.m.