| Title |
Synergy of RHA and silica sand on physico-mechanical and tribological properties of waste plastic-reinforced thermoplastic composites as floor tiles |
| ID_Doc |
28018 |
| Authors |
Soni, A; Das, PK; Yusuf, M; Pasha, AA; Irshad, K; Bourchak, M |
| Title |
Synergy of RHA and silica sand on physico-mechanical and tribological properties of waste plastic-reinforced thermoplastic composites as floor tiles |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
Environmental Science And Pollution Research, 30.0, 60 |
| DOI |
10.1007/s11356-022-20915-6 |
| Abstract |
The usage of waste for the development of sustainable building materials has received an increasing attention in socio-ecoenvironment spheres. The rice husk ash (RHA) produced during burning of rice husk and the ever-increasing plastic wastes are useless causing detrimental effects on the environment. This research supports the idea of sustainability and circular economy via utilization of waste to produce value-added products. This research explores the potential of waste plastics, RHA, and silica sand as thermoplastic composite materials. The different composite samples were prepared through waste plastics which includes low- and high-density polyethylene and polypropylene with incorporation of RHA and silica sand in proportions. The study investigates the effect of filler/polymer in 30/70, 20/80, and 10/90 (wt. %) on the workability of the developed composite materials. The workability of the composites was found to improve with filler reinforcement. The experimental results showed the maximum density of 1.676 g/cm(3) and mechanical strength of 26.39, 4.89, and 3.25 MPa as compressive, flexural, and tensile strengths, respectively. The minimum percentage of water absorption was 0.052%. The wear tests resulted in a minimum abrasive and sliding wear rate of 0.03759 (cm(3)) and 0.00692 x 10(-6) kg/m. The correlations between wear mechanisms and responses were morphologically analyzed. The developed composites verify the feasibility of RHA and plastics waste as a cost effective and environmentally competent product. The results and discussions provided a direction for the future research on sustainable polymeric composite materials. |
| Author Keywords |
Floor tile; Sustainability; Circular economy; Thermoplastic composites; Physico-mechanical properties |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000800837000004 |
| WoS Category |
Environmental Sciences |
| Research Area |
Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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