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Reuse of Plastic Waste in Eco-efficient Concrete

  • 1st Edition - April 27, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Fernando Pacheco-Torgal, Jamal Khatib, Francesco Colangelo, Rabin Tuladhar
  • Language: English

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 o… Read more

Description

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 book's 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. It also provides technological solutions on how recycled plastic wastes can be applied in concrete manufacturing.

This 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.

Key features

  • Describes the main types of recycled plastics that can be applied in concrete manufacturing
  • Presents, state-of-the art knowledge on the properties of conventional concrete with recycled plastics
  • Discusses the technological challenges for concrete manufacturers for mass production of recycled concrete from plastic waste
  • Covers lifecycle cost analysis, production challenges, and long-term performance analysis

Readership

Academic and industrial researchers who are working with waste materials and the use of recycled plastics in concrete, civil and structural engineers, polymer production technologists, practicing engineers in the construction industry, and concrete manufacturers, Postgraduate students in materials science and civil and environmental engineering, government regulatory agencies

Table of contents

1 Reuse of plastic waste in eco-efficient concrete: an introductory guide

Part 1 Processing of plastic wastes


2 Automated sorting technology for plastic waste

3 Impacts of techniques for plastic waste management

4 Production of recycled plastic fibers for concrete

Part 2 Concrete with recycled plastic as aggregates


5 Properties of concrete containing polyethylene terephthalate and artificial lightweight aggregates: a case study

6 Improving the adhesion between recycled plastics aggregates and the cement matrix

7 Concrete based on chemically treated plastic aggregates

8 Utilizing recycled plastic aggregates in geopolymeric composites

9 Geopolymer composites containing recycled plastics and waste glass

Part 3 Concrete with recycled plastic fibers


10 Use of recycled plastic fibers in self-compacting concrete

11 Breaking the plastic cycle: exploring the mechanical properties of polyethylene terephthalate fiber-reinforced concrete

12 Concrete using polypropylene fibers from COVID-19 single-use face masks

13 Recycling of plastic food packaging waste as fibers in concrete

14 Leaching performance of concrete with recycled plastic fibers

Part 4 Asphalt concrete with recycled plastic


15 Performance of asphalt modified with low density polyethylene waste

16 Performance of asphalt mixtures with polyethylene terephthalate waste and lignin

17 A case study of the recycling of polyethylene into hot asphalt concrete

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 27, 2024
  • Language: English

About the editors

FP

Fernando Pacheco-Torgal

Fernando Pacheco Torgal is a Principal Investigator at C-TAC, University of Minho. He holds the title of Counsellor (Top 0.5%) from the Portuguese Engineers Association and has been consistently recognized as a Scopus Highly Cited Scientist in the global rankings by Stanford University. With over 300 publications to his name, he has carried out in-depth peer reviews of more than one thousand scientific papers and assessed nearly one hundred research grant proposals across 15 countries. He serves on the editorial boards of nine international journals and has been involved in editorial decisions for several hundred manuscripts. In addition, he has edited 33 international books, many of which are available in the libraries of prestigious institutions such as Harvard, MIT, and Stanford.

Affiliations and expertise
Principal Investigator, CTAC Research Centre, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal

JK

Jamal Khatib

Professor Jamal Khatib is Chair of Civil Engineering at the Beirut Arab University, in the Lebanon and Emeritus Professor at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. His research interests are sustainable construction materials, structural materials; using waste in construction, lightweight aggregates, admixtures and novel materials in construction applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Civil Engineering at the Beirut Arab University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK

FC

Francesco Colangelo

Francesco Colangelo is a Full Professor of Innovative Materials for Civil Engineering and the director of the master’s course in Safety Engineering in the Department of Engineering at Parthenope University of Naples, Italy. His main research areas include recycling of waste materials in concrete and geo-environmental and civil applications, treatment of MSWI fly ash, application of lifecycle assessment methodology to various processes for preparing innovative building materials, evaluation of the durability of mortars and concrete, stabilization and solidification of hazardous wastes, and synthesis of geopolymeric eco-sustainable materials based on industrial waste. He has extensive consultancy experience in the treatment and recycling of solid waste, remediation of old landfills, and resource recovery plants. He has served as the principal investigator for numerous research projects in collaboration with public and private companies. Since 2012, he has been a senior member of RILEM.

Affiliations and expertise
Full Professor, MASERG – Materials Science and Engineering Research Group, Department of Engineering, Parthenope University of Naples, Naples, Italy

RT

Rabin Tuladhar

Dr. Rabin Tuladhar is an Associate Professor and Head of Engineering in the College of Science and Engineering at James Cook University, Australia. He served as Director of Engineering Studies (2018-2020) and Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching (ADLT) (2012-2018) for the College of Science and Engineering. He is a Civil Engineer, with specialization in Concrete and Structure Engineering. He has established close collaborations with local industries to conduct translational research in the areas of sustainable and innovative construction materials, durability of structures, rehabilitation of aged infrastructure and structural health monitoring.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor and Head of Engineering in the College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Australia

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