Plastic pollution is a complex environmental problem.
The use of recycled plastics in the modification of concrete materials has a dominant role to play in the move towards sustainable construction.
Reuse of Plastic Waste in Eco-efficient Concrete presents the latest research findings on the application and use of recycled plastic waste in sustainable construction.
Divided over four parts, the chapters cover various techniques for processing and separation of plastic wastes; use of recycled plastics as aggregates in modified concrete; as well as lightweight reinforced concrete applications too. There is also an entire section dedicated to asphalt mixtures. The book provides technological solutions on how recycled plastic wastes can be applied in concrete manufacturing.
It will be a valuable reference source for academic and industrial researchers who are working with waste materials and the use of recycled plastics in concrete, as well as for civil and structural engineers, polymer production technologists, and concrete manufacturers.
1. Reuse of Plastic Waste in Eco-efficient Concrete - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. List of Illustrations - p. Page viii 9. List of Tables - p. Page ix 10. 1 : Reuse of plastic waste in eco-efficient concrete: an introductory guide - p. Page ix 11. 2 : Automated sorting technology for plastic waste - p. Page 8 12. 3 : Impacts of techniques for plastic waste management - p. Page 29 13. 4 : Production of recycled plastic fibers for concrete - p. Page 58 14. 5 : Properties of concrete containing polyethylene terephthalate and artificial lightweight aggregates: a case study - p. Page 79 15. 6 : Improving the adhesion between recycled plastic aggregates and the cement matrix - p. Page 108 16. 7 : Cementitious materials incorporating chemically treated plastic aggregates - p. Page 135 17. 8 : Utilizing recycled plastic aggregates in geopolymeric composites - p. Page 156 18. 9 : Geopolymer composites containing recycled plastics and waste glass - p. Page 174 19. 10 : Use of recycled plastic fibers in self-compacting concrete - p. Page 193 20. 11 : Breaking the plastic cycle: exploring the mechanical properties of polyethylene terephthalate fiber-reinforced concrete - p. Page 230 21. 12 : Concrete using polypropylene fibers from COVID-19 single-use face masks - p. Page 253 22. 13 : Recycling of plastic food packaging waste as fibers in concrete - p. Page 289 23. 14 : Leaching performance of concrete with recycled plastic fibers - p. Page 305 24. 15 : Performance consideration: asphalt modified low density polyethylene waste - p. Page 332 25. 16 : Polyethylene terephthalate waste and lignin application in asphalt mixtures for road construction - p. Page 381 26. 17 : A case study of the recycling of polyethylene into hot asphalt concrete - p. Page 404 27. Index - p. Page 423
Plastic pollution is a complex environmental problem.
The use of recycled plastics in the modification of concrete materials has a dominant role to play in the move towards sustainable construction.
Reuse of Plastic Waste in Eco-efficient Concrete presents the latest research findings on the application and use of recycled plastic waste in sustainable construction.
Divided over four parts, the chapters cover various techniques for processing and separation of plastic wastes; use of recycled plastics as aggregates in modified concrete; as well as lightweight reinforced concrete applications too. There is also an entire section dedicated to asphalt mixtures. The book provides technological solutions on how recycled plastic wastes can be applied in concrete manufacturing.
It will be a valuable reference source for academic and industrial researchers who are working with waste materials and the use of recycled plastics in concrete, as well as for civil and structural engineers, polymer production technologists, and concrete manufacturers.
1. Reuse of Plastic Waste in Eco-efficient Concrete - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. List of Illustrations - p. Page viii 9. List of Tables - p. Page ix 10. 1 : Reuse of plastic waste in eco-efficient concrete: an introductory guide - p. Page ix 11. 2 : Automated sorting technology for plastic waste - p. Page 8 12. 3 : Impacts of techniques for plastic waste management - p. Page 29 13. 4 : Production of recycled plastic fibers for concrete - p. Page 58 14. 5 : Properties of concrete containing polyethylene terephthalate and artificial lightweight aggregates: a case study - p. Page 79 15. 6 : Improving the adhesion between recycled plastic aggregates and the cement matrix - p. Page 108 16. 7 : Cementitious materials incorporating chemically treated plastic aggregates - p. Page 135 17. 8 : Utilizing recycled plastic aggregates in geopolymeric composites - p. Page 156 18. 9 : Geopolymer composites containing recycled plastics and waste glass - p. Page 174 19. 10 : Use of recycled plastic fibers in self-compacting concrete - p. Page 193 20. 11 : Breaking the plastic cycle: exploring the mechanical properties of polyethylene terephthalate fiber-reinforced concrete - p. Page 230 21. 12 : Concrete using polypropylene fibers from COVID-19 single-use face masks - p. Page 253 22. 13 : Recycling of plastic food packaging waste as fibers in concrete - p. Page 289 23. 14 : Leaching performance of concrete with recycled plastic fibers - p. Page 305 24. 15 : Performance consideration: asphalt modified low density polyethylene waste - p. Page 332 25. 16 : Polyethylene terephthalate waste and lignin application in asphalt mixtures for road construction - p. Page 381 26. 17 : A case study of the recycling of polyethylene into hot asphalt concrete - p. Page 404 27. Index - p. Page 423
