Using the plastic wastes in fabrication of composite materials for different applications

Awham M Hameed

doi:10.30723/ijp.v16i36.37

Abstract

This study suggests using the recycled plastic waste to prepare the polymer matrix composite (PMCs) to use in different applications. Composite materials were prepared by mixing the polyester resin (UP) with plastic waste, two types of plastic waste were used in this work included polyethylene-terephthalate (PET) and Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with varies weight fractions (0, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 %) added as a filler in flakes form. Charpy impact test was performed on the prepared samples to calculate the values of impact strength (I.S). Flexural and hardness tests were carried out to calculate the values of flexural strength and hardness. Acoustic insulation and optical microscope tests were carried out. In general, it is found that UP/PVC composite exhibit the optimum values compared to UP/PET composite in all properties under test. From the experimental results, it can be concluded that the prepared composites from the waste could be utilized as precast or partitions inside the buildings with improved mechanical properties

Highlights

Numerous studies predicted that supplies of oil, cracked into monomers for plastics production, will be depleted in either this or the century [1]
The current study aims to recycle the plastic waste for reinforcement the polymer matrix and prepare the composite material with new modified properties as well as cleaning the environment from these solid pollutions
The effect of reinforcement with various weight fractions (5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 wt. %) for both (PVC) and (PET) as waste materials were determined in this work

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Introduction

Numerous studies predicted that supplies of oil, cracked into monomers for plastics production, will be depleted in either this or the century [1]. World population, which surpassed 7 billion in 2011, is forecast to exceed 9 billion by 2050. To. Iraqi Journal of Physics, 2018 solve poverty, hunger, and environmental problems and achieve sustainable development in diverse ways while dealing with this increase in world population [2]. Plastics have become increasingly dominant in the consumer marketplace since their commercial development in the 1930s and 1940s [3]. Thermoplastics make up roughly 80% of the plastics produced today. There are hundreds of types of them and new variations are being developed but not all thermoplastics are recyclable [4]. The diversity of polymers and the versatility of their properties are used to make a vast array of products that bring medical and technological advances [5]

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