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ArticlePolymers2024

Waste-Derived High-Density Polyethylene-Glass Composites: A Pathway to Sustainable Structural Materials.

Lasan Wimalasuriya, Chamila Gunasekara, Dilan Robert, Sujeeva Setunge, Brian O'Donnell

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Article in Polymers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Lasan WimalasuriyaCivil and Infrastructure Engineering Department, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
Chamila GunasekaraCivil and Infrastructure Engineering Department, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2013-8720
Dilan RobertCivil and Infrastructure Engineering Department, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
Sujeeva SetungeCivil and Infrastructure Engineering Department, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
Brian O'DonnellEko Enviro Services Pty Ltd., Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Millions of tonnes of plastic and glass waste are generated worldwide, with only a marginal amount fed back into recycling with the majority ending at landfills and stockpiles. Excessive waste production calls for additional recycling pathways. The technology being investigated in this study is based on recycled glass fines encapsulated in a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) matrix. Laboratory tests are performed on specimens at different manufacturing conditions using compression moulding, determining an optimised manufacturing method. The performance of composites prepared under different formulations is tested to identify an optimised mix design by means of statistical analysis. At this optimum ratio, flexural, tensile, and compressive strengths of 33.3 MPa, 19.6 MPa, and 12.8 MPa, are, respectively, recorded. Upon identifying the optimum dosage levels, the potential for employing HDPE from diverse origins are investigated. The microstructure, pore structure, and chemistry of optimised composite specimens are analysed to interpret the composite performance. The effective stress transfer in the composite is attributed to strong hydrogen bonds created by maleic anhydride leading to 37.6% and 8.5% improvements in compressive and flexural strengths, respectively. These research findings can facilitate the pathway for utilising plastic and glass waste in landfills/stockpiles for sustainable polymeric composites towards structural applications.

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composite manufacturingglass wastemechanical performancemicrostructureplastic wastewaste management

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PMID39795438
PMCPMC11723426

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