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ArticlePolymers2022

Manufacture and Characterization of Polypropylene (PP) and High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Blocks for Potential Use as Masonry Component in Civil Construction.

Taiza Ferreira, Gleisson Amaral Mendes, Andrielli Morais de Oliveira, Carmen Gilda Barroso Tavares Dias

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Article in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Taiza FerreiraInstitute of Technology, Federal University of Pará, Street Augusto Corrêa, 01, Belém 66.075-110, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4442-529X
Gleisson Amaral MendesInstitute of Technology, Federal University of Pará, Street Augusto Corrêa, 01, Belém 66.075-110, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8222-8225
Andrielli Morais de OliveiraLABITECC, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia 74.605-220, Brazil.
Carmen Gilda Barroso Tavares DiasInstitute of Technology, Federal University of Pará, Street Augusto Corrêa, 01, Belém 66.075-110, Brazil.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The lack of suitable destinations for plastics materials can be a global environmental problem. The alternative use of materials for sustainable construction encourages the standardization of waste and promotes effective social, environmental and economic gains at the local level and ensures savings and income for communities. The aim of this paper is the development, manufacture, and characterization of PP and HDPE recycled polyolefin blocks as masonry components in civil construction. These blocks were manufactured by the rotational molding process. Besides this, the mechanical, physical, impact and flammability properties of the blocks were studied. In conclusion, HDPE showed better behavior than PP in tests realized.

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civil constructionplastics materialspolyolefin blocksrotational moldingsustainable construction

Identifiers

PMID35746039
PMCPMC9227878

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