| Title |
Upcycling opportunities and potential markets for aluminium composite panels with polyethylene core (ACP-PE) cladding materials in Australia: A review |
| ID_Doc |
24339 |
| Authors |
Pilipenets, O; Gunawardena, T; Hui, FKP; Nguyen, K; Mendis, P; Aye, L |
| Title |
Upcycling opportunities and potential markets for aluminium composite panels with polyethylene core (ACP-PE) cladding materials in Australia: A review |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.129194 |
| Abstract |
Many buildings worldwide have high fire-risk materials as part of their cladding. As governments in Australia strive to make buildings safer, it is expected that a large volume of end-of-life dangerous cladding will be replaced with safer materials. This high volume of hazardous materials might be upcycled into value-added products. This article presents a systematic market analysis and literature review in identifying current and potential uses for the raw materials used in hazardous ACP-PE cladding. The most promising areas were iden-tified to be non-food-contact packaging (US$228 M p.a.), non-pressure pipes (US$30 M p.a.), footwear (US$5.29 M p.a.) and 3D printer filament (US$2.73 M p.a.) |
| Author Keywords |
Cladding; Waste; ACP; HDPE; rHDPE; Upcycling; Recycling; Circular economy |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000877784200001 |
| WoS Category |
Construction & Building Technology; Engineering, Civil; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary |
| Research Area |
Construction & Building Technology; Engineering; Materials Science |
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