Sustainable waste recycling solution for the glass fibre reinforced polymer composite materials industry

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2013

Autores

A.C. Meira Castro (Autor) Outra; M. C. S. Ribeiro (Autor) Outra; J. Santos (Autor) Outra; J. P. Meixedo (Autor) Outra; F. J. G. Silva (Autor) Outra; A. Fiúza (Autor) FEUP; M. L. Dinis (Autor) FEUP; M. R. Alvim (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Construction and Building Materials

Vol. 45 Nº August 2013

Páginas: 87-94

ISSN: 0950-0618

Editora: Elsevier

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 21 Citações

Scopus - 40 Citações

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Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias > Engenharia civil

CORDIS: Ciências Tecnológicas > Engenharia

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-006-8WN

DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.03.092

Abstract (EN): In this paper the adequacy and the benefit of incorporating glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) waste materials into polyester based mortars, as sand aggregates and filler replacements, are assessed. Different weight contents of mechanically recycled GFRP wastes with two particle size grades are included in the formulation of new materials. In all formulations, a polyester resin matrix was modified with a silane coupling agent in order to improve binder-aggregates interfaces. The added value of the recycling solution was assessed by means of both flexural and compressive strengths of GFRP admixed mortars with regard to those of the unmodified polymer mortars. Planning of experiments and data treatment were performed by means of full factorial design and through appropriate statistical tools based on analyses of variance (ANOVA). Results show that the partial replacement of sand aggregates by either type of GFRP recyclates improves the mechanical performance of resultant polymer mortars. In the case of trial formulations. modified with the coarser waste mix, the best results are achieved with 8% waste weight content, while for fine waste based polymer mortars, 4% in weight of waste content leads to the higher increases on mechanical strengths. This study clearly identifies a promising waste management solution for GFRP waste materials by developing a cost-effective end-use application for the recyclates, thus contributing to a more sustainable fibre-reinforced polymer composites industry. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 8