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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026

E-Waste Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) Upcycling via Low-Dose Electron Beam Irradiation (EBI) and Halloysite Nanotubes (HNTs): A Circular Approach.

Sofia Fares, Mustapha Kaci, Nadjet Dehouche, Christelle Delaite, Amira Zaouak, José-Marie Lopez-Cuesta

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sofia FaresLaboratoire des Matériaux Polymères Avancés (LMPA), Faculté de Technologie, Université de Bejaia, Bejaia 06000, Algeria.ORCID 0009-0000-9977-6631
Mustapha KaciLaboratoire des Matériaux Polymères Avancés (LMPA), Faculté de Technologie, Université de Bejaia, Bejaia 06000, Algeria.ORCID 0000-0002-4283-9803
Nadjet DehoucheLaboratoire des Matériaux Polymères Avancés (LMPA), Faculté de Technologie, Université de Bejaia, Bejaia 06000, Algeria.
Christelle DelaiteLaboratoire de Photochimie et d'Ingéniérie Macromoléculaire (LPIM), Institut de Recherche Jean-Baptiste Donnet, Université de Haute-Alsace, EA 4567, F-68100 Mulhouse, France.
Amira ZaouakLaboratory on Energy and Matter for Nuclear Sciences Development, National Center for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies, Sidi Thabet Technopark, Ariana 2020, Tunisia.
José-Marie Lopez-CuestaPolymers Composites and Hybrids (PCH), IMT Mines Ales, F-30100 Ales, France.ORCID 0000-0002-1723-3287

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International Atomic Energy Agency 24434
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this work, a sustainable approach is proposed for upcycling recycled Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) derived from electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) through a combination of electron beam irradiation (EBI) technique and halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) used as reinforcement. The study reveals that the application of EBI at an optimal dose of 10 kGy enhances the tensile properties of unfilled e-waste ABS, achieving an increase of almost 9% in tensile strength (TS) and about 40% in Young's modulus (E). Incorporating 5 wt% HNTs into e-waste ABS not only improves the thermal stability of the composite material, but also modifies its behavior towards irradiation, shifting the optimal dose to 5 kGy. Another effect of the combination of HNTs and irradiation is noted with regard to the increase in storage modulus (E'). The findings present a promising and eco-friendly route to transform e-waste ABS into a higher-value engineering material.

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compositese-beam irradiatione-waste ABShalloysite nanotubesupcycling

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PMID42795092
PMCPMC13608749

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