Physio-Mechanical Characterization of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate and Soda-Lime Glass Waste Composite for Roof Tile Application

The research paper focuses on manufacturing composite materials from waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) reinforced with soda-lime glass to provide a lightweight, less brittle, and high rust resistance when exposed to hazardous environment. In developing nations such as Nigeria, there is a signif...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:JOURNAL OF POLYMER MATERIALS
Main Authors: Busari, Yusuf Olanrewaju; Ibrahim, Issah Sadiq; Ajao, Kabir S.; Abbas, Norliana Mohd; Adegbola, James Obafemi; Ibrahim, Hassan Kobe; Reghioua, Abdallah; Shuaib-Babata, Yusuf Lanre; Idowu, Rachael Oluwatoyosi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: TECH SCIENCE PRESS 2024
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www-webofscience-com.uitm.idm.oclc.org/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001356156400001
author Busari
Yusuf Olanrewaju; Ibrahim
Issah Sadiq; Ajao
Kabir S.; Abbas
Norliana Mohd; Adegbola
James Obafemi; Ibrahim
Hassan Kobe; Reghioua
Abdallah; Shuaib-Babata
Yusuf Lanre; Idowu
Rachael Oluwatoyosi
spellingShingle Busari
Yusuf Olanrewaju; Ibrahim
Issah Sadiq; Ajao
Kabir S.; Abbas
Norliana Mohd; Adegbola
James Obafemi; Ibrahim
Hassan Kobe; Reghioua
Abdallah; Shuaib-Babata
Yusuf Lanre; Idowu
Rachael Oluwatoyosi
Physio-Mechanical Characterization of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate and Soda-Lime Glass Waste Composite for Roof Tile Application
Polymer Science
author_facet Busari
Yusuf Olanrewaju; Ibrahim
Issah Sadiq; Ajao
Kabir S.; Abbas
Norliana Mohd; Adegbola
James Obafemi; Ibrahim
Hassan Kobe; Reghioua
Abdallah; Shuaib-Babata
Yusuf Lanre; Idowu
Rachael Oluwatoyosi
author_sort Busari
spelling Busari, Yusuf Olanrewaju; Ibrahim, Issah Sadiq; Ajao, Kabir S.; Abbas, Norliana Mohd; Adegbola, James Obafemi; Ibrahim, Hassan Kobe; Reghioua, Abdallah; Shuaib-Babata, Yusuf Lanre; Idowu, Rachael Oluwatoyosi
Physio-Mechanical Characterization of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate and Soda-Lime Glass Waste Composite for Roof Tile Application
JOURNAL OF POLYMER MATERIALS
English
Article
The research paper focuses on manufacturing composite materials from waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) reinforced with soda-lime glass to provide a lightweight, less brittle, and high rust resistance when exposed to hazardous environment. In developing nations such as Nigeria, there is a significant surge in the volume of bottled water and other packaging materials used in households, leading to a rapid accumulation of biodegradable waste, that presents concerns such as the creation of landfills and health issues. PET are thermoplastic polymer that can be melted and shaped into various objects. This study involves the incorporation of soda lime glass with recycled PET with various weight proportions to create a composite for roof tile application. The processing phases encompass the gathering of discarded PET and glass, purification, fragmentation, glass treatment, composite fabrication, and physio-mechanical and microstructural characterization. The utilization of soda lime glass in the recycling of plastics led to the creation of cost-effective and efficient roof tile composites, while also decreasing environmental pollution. The density of the composite tile varied between 1.000242-1.600259 g/cm3 with 20 wt.% filler having the lowest density. The water absorption ranged from 0.12%-0.79%. Mechanical characterization results revealed that the hardness and tensile strength increased with increasing wt.% of reinforcement (soda-lime glass) with the highest values being 271 HBN and 12 N/mm2 (peak) at 60 and 50 wt.% filler (soda-lime glass), respectively. The composite samples had similar impact strength which varied between 70-74 J. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) analysis reveals the occurrence of chemical and mechanical improvement during the recycling process. The composites exhibited promising properties from the research and revealed that the addition of the reinforcement largely improves the properties.
TECH SCIENCE PRESS
0973-8622
0976-3449
2024
41
3
10.32604/jpm.2024.055895
Polymer Science

WOS:001356156400001
https://www-webofscience-com.uitm.idm.oclc.org/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001356156400001
title Physio-Mechanical Characterization of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate and Soda-Lime Glass Waste Composite for Roof Tile Application
title_short Physio-Mechanical Characterization of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate and Soda-Lime Glass Waste Composite for Roof Tile Application
title_full Physio-Mechanical Characterization of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate and Soda-Lime Glass Waste Composite for Roof Tile Application
title_fullStr Physio-Mechanical Characterization of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate and Soda-Lime Glass Waste Composite for Roof Tile Application
title_full_unstemmed Physio-Mechanical Characterization of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate and Soda-Lime Glass Waste Composite for Roof Tile Application
title_sort Physio-Mechanical Characterization of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate and Soda-Lime Glass Waste Composite for Roof Tile Application
container_title JOURNAL OF POLYMER MATERIALS
language English
format Article
description The research paper focuses on manufacturing composite materials from waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) reinforced with soda-lime glass to provide a lightweight, less brittle, and high rust resistance when exposed to hazardous environment. In developing nations such as Nigeria, there is a significant surge in the volume of bottled water and other packaging materials used in households, leading to a rapid accumulation of biodegradable waste, that presents concerns such as the creation of landfills and health issues. PET are thermoplastic polymer that can be melted and shaped into various objects. This study involves the incorporation of soda lime glass with recycled PET with various weight proportions to create a composite for roof tile application. The processing phases encompass the gathering of discarded PET and glass, purification, fragmentation, glass treatment, composite fabrication, and physio-mechanical and microstructural characterization. The utilization of soda lime glass in the recycling of plastics led to the creation of cost-effective and efficient roof tile composites, while also decreasing environmental pollution. The density of the composite tile varied between 1.000242-1.600259 g/cm3 with 20 wt.% filler having the lowest density. The water absorption ranged from 0.12%-0.79%. Mechanical characterization results revealed that the hardness and tensile strength increased with increasing wt.% of reinforcement (soda-lime glass) with the highest values being 271 HBN and 12 N/mm2 (peak) at 60 and 50 wt.% filler (soda-lime glass), respectively. The composite samples had similar impact strength which varied between 70-74 J. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) analysis reveals the occurrence of chemical and mechanical improvement during the recycling process. The composites exhibited promising properties from the research and revealed that the addition of the reinforcement largely improves the properties.
publisher TECH SCIENCE PRESS
issn 0973-8622
0976-3449
publishDate 2024
container_volume 41
container_issue 3
doi_str_mv 10.32604/jpm.2024.055895
topic Polymer Science
topic_facet Polymer Science
accesstype
id WOS:001356156400001
url https://www-webofscience-com.uitm.idm.oclc.org/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001356156400001
record_format wos
collection Web of Science (WoS)
_version_ 1818940500148748288