Waste Materials from Tetra Pak Packages as Reinforcement of Polymer Concrete
Different concentrations (from 1 to 6 wt%) and sizes (0.85, 1.40, and 2.36 mm) of waste Tetra Pak particles replaced partially silica sand in polymer concrete. As is well known, Tetra Pak packages are made up of three raw materials: cellulose (75%), low density polyethylene (20%), and aluminum (5%)....
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| description | Different concentrations (from 1 to 6 wt%) and sizes (0.85, 1.40, and 2.36 mm) of waste Tetra Pak particles replaced partially silica sand in polymer concrete. As is well known, Tetra Pak packages are made up of three raw materials: cellulose (75%), low density polyethylene (20%), and aluminum (5%). The polymer concrete specimens were elaborated with unsaturated polyester resin (20%) and silica sand (80%) and irradiated by using gamma rays at 100 and 200 kGy. The obtained results have shown that compressive and flexural strength and modulus of elasticity decrease gradually, when either Tetra Pak particle concentration or particle size is increased, as regularly occurs in composite materials. Nevertheless, improvements of 14% on both compressive strength and flexural strength as well as 5% for modulus of elasticity were obtained when polymer concrete is irradiated. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8d67f8c22ffe48d0af893b6f179d7f5f2025-02-03T01:02:09ZengWileyInternational Journal of Polymer Science1687-94221687-94302015-01-01201510.1155/2015/763917763917Waste Materials from Tetra Pak Packages as Reinforcement of Polymer ConcreteMiguel Martínez-López0Gonzalo Martínez-Barrera1Carlos Barrera-Díaz2Fernando Ureña-Núñez3Witold Brostow4Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón Esquina, Paseo Tollocan, S/N, 50120 Toluca, MEX, MexicoLaboratorio de Investigación y Desarrollo de Materiales Avanzados (LIDMA), Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, km 12 de la Carretera, Toluca-Atlacomulco, 50200 San Cayetano, MEX, MexicoCentro Conjunto de Investigación en Química Sustentable UAEM-UNAM, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Campus El Rosedal, Autopista Ixtlahuaca-Atlacomulco, km 14.5, 50200 Toluca, MEX, MexicoInstituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Carretera México-Toluca, S/N, 52750 La Marquesa Ocoyoacac, MEX, MexicoLaboratory of Advanced Polymers & Optimized Materials (LAPOM), Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART), University of North Texas, 1150 Union Circle No. 305310, Denton, TX 76203-5017, USADifferent concentrations (from 1 to 6 wt%) and sizes (0.85, 1.40, and 2.36 mm) of waste Tetra Pak particles replaced partially silica sand in polymer concrete. As is well known, Tetra Pak packages are made up of three raw materials: cellulose (75%), low density polyethylene (20%), and aluminum (5%). The polymer concrete specimens were elaborated with unsaturated polyester resin (20%) and silica sand (80%) and irradiated by using gamma rays at 100 and 200 kGy. The obtained results have shown that compressive and flexural strength and modulus of elasticity decrease gradually, when either Tetra Pak particle concentration or particle size is increased, as regularly occurs in composite materials. Nevertheless, improvements of 14% on both compressive strength and flexural strength as well as 5% for modulus of elasticity were obtained when polymer concrete is irradiated.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/763917 |
| spellingShingle | Miguel Martínez-López Gonzalo Martínez-Barrera Carlos Barrera-Díaz Fernando Ureña-Núñez Witold Brostow Waste Materials from Tetra Pak Packages as Reinforcement of Polymer Concrete International Journal of Polymer Science |
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| title_short | Waste Materials from Tetra Pak Packages as Reinforcement of Polymer Concrete |
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